Abstract
Growth and ion accumulation were measured in callus cultures of Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203, grown on media supplemented with 0–200 mol m−3 NaCl. Fresh and dry weights decreased at concentrations ranging from 100–200 mol m−3, the reduction being greater during the third and fourth weeks of culture. Slight stimulation of growth was observed at 25 and 50 mol m−3 NaCl. There was also a decrease in tissue water content (fresh weight: dry weight) at 100–200 mol m−3 NaCl. The concentration of Na+ and Cl− in the tissue increased with increasing salinity of the medium. Most of the accumulation of these ions occurred by the first week while significant growth inhibition became apparent by only the third week of culture. Tissue K+ and Mg2+ decreased with increasing salinization, the decrease being greater in K+ levels. Levels of Ca2+, however, were maintained throughout the experimental range.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Fresh and dry callus weights fell at 100–200 mol m−3 NaCl, particularly in weeks three and four.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203
Cicer arietinumt0 - Treatment
- 100–200 mol m−3e0
- Outcome
- Fresh and dry weightse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- third and fourth weeks of culturee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fresh and dry weights decreased at concentrations ranging from 100–200 mol m−3, the reduction being greater during the third and fourth weeks of culture.”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
Claim · model-written summary
Callus growth was slightly stimulated at 25 and 50 mol m−3 NaCl.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203Cicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- 25 and 50 mol m−3 NaCle0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- stimulatione0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Slight stimulation of growth was observed at 25 and 50 mol m−3 NaCl.”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
Claim · model-written summary
Tissue water content decreased at 100–200 mol m−3 NaCl.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203Cicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- 100–200 mol m−3 NaCle0
- Outcome
- tissue water contente0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There was also a decrease in tissue water content (fresh weight: dry weight) at 100–200 mol m−3 NaCl.”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
Claim · model-written summary
Callus tissue Na+ and Cl− concentrations increased with medium salinity.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203Cicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- increasing salinity of the mediume0
- Outcome
- concentration of Na+ and Cl− in the tissuee0
- Direction
- increasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The concentration of Na+ and Cl− in the tissue increased with increasing salinity of the medium.”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
Claim · model-written summary
Most Na+ and Cl− accumulation occurred by the first week.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203Cicer arietinumt0
- Organ / stage
- first weeke0
- Outcome
- accumulation of these ionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Most of the accumulation of these ions occurred by the first week”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
Claim · model-written summary
Significant growth inhibition appeared only by the third week.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203Cicer arietinumt0
- Outcome
- growth inhibitione0
- Qualifier
- third week of culturee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“significant growth inhibition became apparent by only the third week of culture”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
Claim · model-written summary
Tissue K+ and Mg2+ fell with increasing salinization, more strongly for K+.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203Cicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- increasing salinizatione0
- Outcome
- Tissue K+ and Mg2+e0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- greater in K+ levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tissue K+ and Mg2+ decreased with increasing salinization, the decrease being greater in K+ levels.”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
Claim · model-written summary
Tissue Ca2+ levels were maintained across the experimental range.
- Taxon
- Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203Cicer arietinumt0
- Outcome
- Levels of Ca2+e0
- Direction
- maintainede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Levels of Ca2+, however, were maintained throughout the experimental range.”
t0“Cicer arietinum L. cv. BG-203”
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