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Epidermal bladder cells confer salinity stress tolerance in the halophyte quinoa and Atriplex species.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Sept 2017
Kiani-Pouya Ali, Roessner Ute, Jayasinghe Nirupama S, Lutz Adrian, Rupasinghe Thusitha, Bazihizina Nadia, Bohm Jennifer, Alharbi Sulaiman, Hedrich Rainer, Shabala Sergey
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Epidermal bladder cells (EBCs) have been postulated to assist halophytes in coping with saline environments. However, little direct supporting evidence is available. Here, Chenopodium quinoa plants were grown under saline conditions for 5 weeks. One day prior to salinity treatment, EBCs from all leaves and petioles were gently removed by using a soft cosmetic brush and physiological, ionic and metabolic changes...
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