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Growth and Fatty Acid Composition of Borage (Borago officinalis L.) Leaves and Seeds Cultivated in Saline Medium

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The effects of salinity on growth and fatty acid composition of borage (Borago officinalis L.) leaves and seeds grown in hydroponic medium were investigated. Three different levels of NaCl (25, 50, and 75 mM) were applied. The first results showed that salinity significantly reduced plant growth by 56.5 % at 75 mM compared with the control, suppressed seed yield at 50 and 75 mM, and increased lipid peroxidation. Raising NaCl concentrations led to an important decrease in total fatty acid (TFA) content by 77 % at 75 mM NaCl. Moreover, the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content decreased, whereas the saturated fatty acids increased with respect to increasing salinity. The 25 mM NaCl level did not modify the fatty acid composition of seeds and their contents.

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  1. Laboratoire des Substances Bioactives Centre de Biotechnologies, Technopole de Borj-Cédria (CBBC), BP 901, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia

    Khaoula Jaffel-Hamza & Brahim Marzouk

  2. Unité de Physiologie et Biochimie de la Tolérance Au Sel des Plantes, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

    Khaoula Jaffel-Hamza, Salma Sai-Kachout, Jamel Harrathi & Mokhtar Lachaâl

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Jaffel-Hamza, K., Sai-Kachout, S., Harrathi, J. et al. Growth and Fatty Acid Composition of Borage (Borago officinalis L.) Leaves and Seeds Cultivated in Saline Medium. J Plant Growth Regul 32, 200–207 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-012-9290-8

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