Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2019
Morpho-physiological effect of selenium on salinity-stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Agbolade, James Oludare; David, Oyinade; Ajiboye, Abiodun; Kioko, Joseph; Jolayemi, Okanlawon; Olawuni, Idowu; Ojo, Mercy; Akomolafe, Gbenga; Adekoya, Modinat; Komolafe, RonkeAbstract
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is an important grains plant that can sustain food security and holds high nutritional values to the benefit of mankind. Activities of salinity in arid and semi-arid region have drastically reduced the production of wheat grains. Selenium (Se) is a micronutrient required by plants in small concentration to aid their growth. This study was aimed at identifying impact of Se on salinity-stressed wheat plants. Wheat seeds were soaked for eight hours in 0, 50, 100 and 150 mg/L Selenite concentrations and five sterilize-treated seeds were sown in 5 kg quantity of soil. This was subjected to 0, 100 and 200 mM of Sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration, respectively. The study revealed that Se increased production/expression of superoxide dismutase and catalase enzymes under salinity stress, thus growth of wheat plants was improved. Although the effects of Se on the wheat plants were concentration-based, nevertheless low lipid peroxidation and plant growth at 150 mg/L of Se were observed. Toxicity of Se to wheat plant could occur when there is no salinity stress. Therefore, farmers are encouraged to prime wheat seeds with 150 mg/L Se when cultivating saline soils.Keywords
Wheat; Salinity; Selenite; Growth; Chlorophyll contentsPublished in
Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale2019, volume: 92, number: 1, article number: 7650
Publisher: PAGEPRESS PUBL
Authors' information
Agbolade, James Oludare
Cape Peninsula Univ Technol
David, Oyinade
Fed Univ Oye Ekiti
Ajiboye, Abiodun
Fed Univ Oye Ekiti
Kioko, Joseph
Cape Peninsula Univ Technol
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Breeding
Olawuni, Idowu
Obafemi Awolowo Univ
Ojo, Mercy
Fed Univ Oye Ekiti
Akomolafe, Gbenga
Fed Univ Lafia
Adekoya, Modinat
Fed Univ Oye Ekiti
Komolafe, Ronke
Fed Univ Oye Ekiti
UKÄ Subject classification
Agricultural Science
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2019.7650
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/105506