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The effects of salt stress on the growth, flowering, osmotic potential, and cellular Na+, K+, and Cl− accumulation were investigated in potted Dendrobium Sonia ‘Earsakul’. Six NaCl solute concentrations with an electrical conductivity of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 15 dS m−1 were applied to the orchids continuously for 30 days. The results showed that NaCl at 2 dS m−1 or greater significantly reduced the number and dry weight of leaf and flower size. At a NaCl dose of 4 dS m−1 or greater, a reduction in the diameter and number of pseudobulb, and inflorescence lengths were observed. With exposure to a high salinity level of 15 dS m−1 NaCl for 30 days, plants had lost nearly 50% of their leaf dry weight and flower quality. In response to salt stress, osmotic adjustment by accumulation of organic solutes was clearly detected when the orchids were treated with 4 dS m−1 NaCl or greater. This caused a decrease of leaf water and osmotic potential. In addition, it appears the Dendrobium orchid has adapted itself to high salinity conditions by limiting Na+ and Cl− exportation to the shoot by accumulating these ions in the roots. Dendrobium also maintained a similar level of K+ afflux in their leaves, pseudobulb, and roots compared to the non NaCl treated control. This created extremely high Na+/K+ ratios in the roots at increasing NaCl concentrations. The overall results suggest that the Dendrobium orchid responds to salinity by performing osmotic adjustment and sequestering Na+ or Cl− in the roots, preventing their movement to the upper plant parts.
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We thank ‘Suvarnabhumi Orchids Farm’ at Nakhon Pathom, Thailand for supporting with the plant materials for this study.
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Abdullakasim, S., Kongpaisan, P., Thongjang, P. et al. Physiological responses of potted Dendrobium orchid to salinity stress. Hortic. Environ. Biotechnol. 59, 491–498 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13580-018-0057-4
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