Claim · model-written summary
Height and biomass did not change at 60 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- Populus alba
Populus albat0 - Treatment
- 60 mM NaCle0
- Outcome
- height, biomasse0
- Direction
- without changese0
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Verbatim
e0“P. alba L. “Villafranca” was able to tolerate a salt treatment of 60 mM NaCl without changes in height, biomass, although stomatal conductance and net photosynthesis were slightly reduced beginning in week two.”
t0“Integrated physiological, biochemical, and molecular analysis of Populus alba “Villafranca” under salinity stress”
Title
Chayma Assabbane; Samanta de Oliveira Pereira; Iqra Sarfraz; et al. Plant Stress 2026. doi:10.1016/j.stress.2026.101359
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Observation Stomatal conductance and net photosynthesis declined slightly from week two at 60 mM NaCl.
- Observation Chlorosis and abscission were evident in basal leaves at 180 mM.
- Observation Organ fresh weight decreased at 180 mM.
- Observation Total chlorophyll remained stable until later in the treatment.
- Observation Na⁺ accumulation increased under 180 mM NaCl except in apical stems.
- Observation K⁺ concentration decreased in roots.
- Observation K⁺ concentration increased in leaves.
- Observation Leaf Ca 2+ increased with stress concentration.
- Observation The phenylpropanoid pathway was induced under high stress.
- Observation Proline increased at 60 mM NaCl.
- Observation Proline decreased at 180 mM.
- Observation NHX expression remained stable at 60 mM NaCl in roots and leaves.
- Observation Most NHX genes were downregulated at 180 mM.
- Observation The authors characterize Villafranca as moderately salt tolerant up to 60 mM NaCl.