TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ratnakar, Anjali
AU  - Rai, Aruna
T1  - Influence of NaCl Salinity on β-carotene, Thiamine, Riboflavin and Ascorbic Acid Contents in the Leaves of Atriplex hortensis L. var. Pusa Bathua No. 1
JO  - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
Y1  - 2013
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 187
EP  - 192
UR  - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2013/N4/JSPB_2013_4_187-192.pdf

KW  - Vitamins
KW  - salinity
KW  - β - carotene
KW  - thiamine
KW  - riboflavin
KW  - ascorbic acid




N1  - Owner: Алексей
N1  - Added to JabRef: 2013.10.11
N2  - Vitamin contents of plants are also known to show altered metabolism under the influence of salinity. Not much of work has been done on the influence of salinity on the vitamin content in higher  plants.  The  influence  of  NaCl  salinity  on  the  vitamin  content  in  the  leaves  of  Atriplex hortensis was investigated in the present study.  Atriplex hortensis plants were grown in earthen pots and were subjected to different levels of saline water (NaCl) treatment. Control plants were irrigated with tap water. Treatments started after the seedling emergence and continued till the plants were 30 day old. Mature leaves of these plants were harvested and used for studies. β -carotene, a precursor of vitamin A and ascorbic acid content were found to increase gradually with increase in the  concentrations  of NaCl. No significant changes were observed in thiamine and riboflavin content at lower levels of salinity, however significant decrease was observed in thiamine and riboflavin content at higher level of salinity.
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