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Effects of potassium and zinc on physiology and chlorophyll fluorescence of two cultivars of canola grown under salinity stress

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Salinity stress is one of the major limiting factors for agricultural production in the arid and semiarid regions. To understand salinity tolerance of canola, an experiment was conducted to determine the effects of fertilizer (optimum nutrient, 500 mg kg−1 K, 2.4 mg kg−1 Zn, and 500 + 2.4 mg kg−1 K+Zn) and cultivar (Licord and Sarigol) on physiological attributes, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (Fvi, Fv/Fm ratio, and area), and the concentrations of Ca, Mg, and K/Na in the root and in the shoot. The statistical analysis revealed that 500 mg kg−1 K gives significantly higher Fv/Fm ratio and area, but significantly lower Ca in the roots and shoots of both cultivars. Regardless of the fertilizer, Sarigol gave higher Fv/Fm ratio. However, 2.4 mg kg−1 Zn gave the highest Fvi in Licord, but the lowest Fvi in Sarigol. In both cultivars, Ca in the root and in the shoot was significantly lower in 500 mg kg−1 K fertilizer. Optimum nutrient fertilizer applied to Sarigol cultivar gave the highest Mg in the root and in the shoot. K/Na values in the 8 combinations of fertilizer and cultivar were similar in the roots, but more variable in the shoots suggesting nutrient uptake differentials among the cultivars and the fertilizers. All in all, Sarigol cultivar and 500 mg kg−1 K fertilizer performed better. Furthermore, Fvi and Fv/Fm parameters were demonstrated to be low cost, simple, and efficient techniques for monitoring the effect of soil salinity stress on the physiology and chlorophyll fluorescence of canola cultivars.

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Abbreviations

F i :

initial fluorescence level

F o :

minimal fluorescence yield of the dark-adapted state

F m :

maximal fluorescence yield from the dark-adapted leaves

F v :

maximal variable fluorescence

Fv/Fm :

maximum quantum yield of PSII

NADPH and NADP+ :

reduced and oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

O:

optimum nutrient level

O-J-I-P:

fluorescence at O, J, I, and P step

OP:

optimum nutrient level + twice the critical level of potassium

OZ:

optimum nutrient level + twice the critical level of zinc

OZP:

optimum nutrient level + twice the critical levels of zinc and potassium

PEA:

plant efficiency analyzer

PQ:

oxidized plastoquinone

PSII:

Photosystem II

QA:

first quinone electron acceptor of PSII

QB:

second quinone electron acceptor of PSII

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  1. Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

    Nader Khadem Moghadam

  2. Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

    Babak Motesharezadeh

  3. Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

    Reza Maali-Amiri

  4. Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Behnam Asgari Lajayer

  5. Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada

    Tess Astatkie

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Khadem Moghadam, N., Motesharezadeh, B., Maali-Amiri, R. et al. Effects of potassium and zinc on physiology and chlorophyll fluorescence of two cultivars of canola grown under salinity stress. Arab J Geosci 13, 771 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05776-y

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