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A model to mitigate salinity stress from seawater with cellular Mn supplement in Zea mays

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This study aimed to develop a mathematical model for assessing optimal manganese (Mn) requirement to repair the photosynthetic apparatus of maize (Zea mays L.), damaged during seawater exposure. The developed mathematical model described the changes in physiological responses of maize leaves in response to cellular Mn concentration. The photosynthetic apparatus that contains a variety of pigments/protein complexes, including photosystem (PSII), cytochrome b6f (Cytb6f), and photosystem I (PSI) were also covered by the model. The proposed model explains the variations of fresh and dry mass, relative leaf water content (RWC %), chlorophyll a (Chl a), chlorophyll b (Chl b), total chlorophyll, carotenoids, fluorescence parameters (Fv/Fo and Fv/Fm), efficiency and quantum yield parameters (ψEo, φEo, δRo and φRo), and performance indices (PIabs and PItotal) with respect to cellular leaf Mn concentration in a perfect way with r = 1 and S = 0. The correlation coefficients for the parameters is unity and standard error is zero, meaning thereby the perfect validity of the hypothesis and the developed model. The model would be useful to develop strategies for mitigating salinity stress by increasing cellular Mn concentration for better growth and development of crops.

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The work was supported by Fiji National University, Fiji. Authors thank Ms. Sujeshni, Department of Biology, for assistance during the experimentation.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana

    Ramwant Gupta & Abdullah Ansari

  2. Department of Biology, School of Pure Sciences, Fiji National University, Natabua Campus, Lautoka, Fiji

    Ramwant Gupta

  3. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station (CSSRI-RRS), Lucknow, UP, India

    Chhedi Lal Verma

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RG: Designed and conducted experiment, wrote the manuscript; CLV: Hypothesized proposed model, interoperated data and drafted manuscript; AA: Planed experiment and drafted manuscript.

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Gupta, R., Verma, C.L. & Ansari, A. A model to mitigate salinity stress from seawater with cellular Mn supplement in Zea mays. Theor. Exp. Plant Physiol. 34, 1–11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40626-021-00224-y

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