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. 2019 Oct:253:246-258.
doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.078. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Alleviation of the effect of salinity on growth and yield of strawberry by foliar spray of selenium-nanoparticles

Seyed Morteza Zahedi  1 , Mostafa Abdelrahman  2 , Marjan Sadat Hosseini  3 , Narjes Fahadi Hoveizeh  4 , Lam-Son Phan Tran  5
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Alleviation of the effect of salinity on growth and yield of strawberry by foliar spray of selenium-nanoparticles

Seyed Morteza Zahedi et al. Environ Pollut. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

The present study investigated the beneficial role of selenium-nanoparticles (Se-NPs) in mitigating the adverse effects of soil-salinity on growth and yield of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) plants by maneuvering physiological and biochemical mechanisms. The foliar spray of Se-NPs (10 and 20 mg L-1) improved the growth and yield parameters of strawberry plants grown on non-saline and different saline soils (0, 25, 50 and 75 mM NaCl), which was attributed to their ability to protect photosynthetic pigments. Se-NPs-treated strawberry plants exhibited higher levels of key osmolytes, including total soluble carbohydrates and free proline, compared with untreated plants under saline conditions. Foliar application of Se-NPs improved salinity tolerance in strawberry by reducing stress-induced lipid peroxidation and H2O2 content through enhancing activities of antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase and peroxidase. Additionally, Se-NPs-treated strawberry plants showed accumulation of indole-3-acetic acid and abscisic acid, the vital stress signaling molecules, which are involved in regulating different morphological, physiological and molecular responses of plants to salinity. Moreover, the enhanced levels of organic acids (e.g., malic, citric and succinic acids) and sugars (e.g., glucose, fructose and sucrose) in the fruits of Se-NPs-treated strawberry plants under saline conditions indicated the positive impacts of Se-NPs on the improvement of fruit quality and nutritional values. Our results collectively demonstrate the definite roles of Se-NPs in management of soil salinity-induced adverse effects on not only strawberry plants but also other crops.

Keywords: Lipid peroxidation; Osmolytes; Phytohormones; Salinity; Selenium-nanoparticles; Strawberry.

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