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Salt tolerance screening of a newly developed wheat variety (AZRC-DK-84) in saline environment using halophytic grass (Cenchrus penisettiformis) as a test model

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Salt tolerance screening of a newly developed wheat variety (AZRC-DK-84) was performed using a halophytic grass (Cenchrus penisettiformis) as a test model. It was evident from the data that the newly developed breeding line AZRC-DK-84 of wheat was found to be well adapted under salinity stress as compared to standard halophytic grass demonstrating better or equivalent physiological and photochemical performance such as relative water content (RWC %), performance index (PIABS), non-photochemical quenching (qN), chlorophyll content index (CCI), the maximum quantum yield of PSII (Fv/Fm) and K+ ion accumulation. However, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBAR), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content, number, and size of inactive reaction centers (Fv/Fo), NPQ (non-photochemical quenching), and Na+ ion accumulations were decreased in wheat as compared to halophytic grass. Further, wheat hybrid expressed greater antioxidant enzymes activities at 125 and 200 mM NaCl than Cenchrus penisettiformis. However, ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities increased in wheat and Cenchrus penisettiformis plants under salt stress. The cube (Block or Dice) model was designed to represent specific energy fluxes of Photosystem II to compare the photochemical efficiency of Cenchrus penisettiformis and wheat under a salt stress environment. After initial screening, it is concluded that the breeding line of wheat (AZRC-DK-84) can be a breakthrough in wheat production especially in salt-affected areas.

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    Basit Ali, Muhammad Umar & Zamin Shaheed Siddiqui

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Ali, B., Umar, M., Azeem, M. et al. Salt tolerance screening of a newly developed wheat variety (AZRC-DK-84) in saline environment using halophytic grass (Cenchrus penisettiformis) as a test model. Acta Physiol Plant 44, 81 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-022-03421-7

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