TY  - JOUR
AB  - A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate performance of four upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) varieties, Deir-Ezzor22 (DE22), Niab78 (N78), Aleppo118 (A118) and Deltapine50 (DP50) grown under non-saline conditions (control) and salt stress (200 mM NaCl) for 7 weeks. During the course of the experiment,  potential osmotic (ψ), leaf relative water content (RWC) , water saturation deficit (WSD), membrane stability index (MSI), and salt tolerance index (STI) were measured. Moreover, protein pattern changes were detected under salt application. Data indicated that potential osmotic (ψ) considerably decreased under saline condition. Where, the lowest value was recorded for  DP50 and A118, while the highest one was recorded for  N78 and DE22. Whereas, RWC was strongly reduced for DP50 and A118, while, it was slightly increased for N78 and DE22 varieties. However, it was noticed that WSD showed an inverse trend of RWC. In contrast to DP50 and A118 varieties, both the estimated membrane stability index (MSI) and salt tolerance index (STI) were higher in N78 and DE22. In addition, salt application induced changes in protein pattern including decrease, increase or induction of some polypeptides bands. According to our results, N78 and DE22 varieties  showed a better protection mechanism against salinity damage than the other two tested varieties
AU  - Saleh, Basel
DA  - 2013
ET  - 2013
KW  - Cotton
Osmotic potential
Protein
RWC
Salt stress
Variety
M1  - 1
M3  - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
PY  - 2013
SE  - 113
SN  - 1997-0838
SP  - 113-123
ST  - Water Status and Protein Pattern Changes Towards Salt Stress in Cotton
T2  - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
TI  - Water Status and Protein Pattern Changes Towards Salt Stress in Cotton
UR  - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2013/N1/JSPB_2013_1_113-123.pdf
VL  - 9
ID  - 12
ER  -