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Int J Mol Sci

Title:		"Effects of Salt Stress on Plant Growth, Antioxidant Capacity, Glandular Trichome Density, and Volatile Exudates of Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq"
Author(s):		Zhou Y; Tang N; Huang L; Zhao Y; Tang X; Wang K;
Address:		"College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 2016104130@njau.edu.cn. College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 14415225@njau.edu.cn. College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 14415226@njau.edu.cn. College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 14415222@njau.edu.cn. College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. xqtang@njau.edu.cn. College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. wangkc@njau.edu.cn"
Journal Title:		Int J Mol Sci
Year:		2018
Volume:		20180115
Issue:		1
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/ijms19010252
ISSN/ISBN:		1422-0067 (Electronic) 1422-0067 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Salinity is a major abiotic factor affecting plant growth and secondary metabolism. However, no information is available about its effects on Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq., a traditional Chinese herb. Here, we investigated the changes of plant growth, antioxidant capacity, glandular trichome density, and volatile exudates of S. tenuifolia exposed to salt stress (0, 25, 50, 75, 100 mM NaCl). Results showed that its dry biomass was reduced by salt treatments except 25 mM NaCl. Contents of antioxidants, including phenolics and flavonoids, increased at low (25 mM) or moderate (50 mM) levels, but declined at severe (75 and 100 mM) levels. On leaf surfaces, big peltate and small capitate glandular trichomes (GTs) were found. Salt treatments, especially at moderate and severe concentrations, enhanced the density of total GTs on both leaf sides. The most abundant compound in GT volatile exudates was pulegone. Under salinity, relative contents of this component and other monoterpenes decreased significantly; biosynthesis and accumulation of esters were enhanced, particularly sulfurous acid,2-ethylhexyl hexyl ester, which became the second major compound as salinity increased. In conclusion, salt stress significantly influenced the growth and secondary metabolism of S. tenuifolia, enabling us to study the changes of its pharmacological activities"
Keywords:		"Antioxidants/*metabolism Flavonoids/chemistry/metabolism Free Radical Scavengers/metabolism Lamiaceae/chemistry/*growth & development/*metabolism/ultrastructure Phenols/chemistry/metabolism *Salinity *Stress, Physiological Trichomes/*metabolism/ultrastruc;"
Notes:		"MedlineZhou, Ying Tang, Nanyu Huang, Lijin Zhao, Yongjuan Tang, Xiaoqing Wang, Kangcai eng Switzerland 2018/01/19 Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Jan 15; 19(1):252. doi: 10.3390/ijms19010252"