Photosynthetica, 2020 (vol. 58), 1

Photosynthetica 2020, 58(1):174-185 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.152

Photosynthetic and physiological responses of small seeded faba bean genotypes (Vicia faba L.) to salinity stress: identification of a contrasting pair towards salinity

I. RAJHI1, S. BEN MOUSSA1, I. NEJI1, B. BACCOURI2, M. BEN CHIKHA3, C. CHAMMAKHI1, M. AMRI5,6, R. BROUQUISSE7, H. MHADHBI1
1 Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria B.P. 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia
2 Laboratory of Olive Biotechnology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria B.P. 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia
3 Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia
5 Agro-BioSciences (AgBS), University Mohammed VI Polytechnics (UM6P), Benguerir, Morocco
6 Crop Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), Ariana, Tunisia
7 INRA, Sophia Agrobiotech Institute (ISA), Nice Sophia Antipolis University, 1355 INRA/7254 CNRS, France

In this study, we examined the behavior of six faba bean (Vicia faba L.) genotypes under salinity conditions at the seedling stage. The evaluation was assessed using 21 morphological, physiological, and photosynthetic traits under control, moderate, and severe salinity conditions. The principal component analysis (PCA) was used to identify genotypes of contrasting behavior in response to salt stress and to characterize the important traits for salt tolerance. The result of PCA analysis showed that the genotypes displayed different behavior under the saline conditions. The most discriminating quantitative characters were related to plant biomass production and photosynthesis, especially the mass of fresh root, number of leaves, water-use efficiency, and the substomatal CO2 concentration. The analysis of all parameters by PCA permits us to distinguish cv. Najeh as the most tolerant genotype for salinity conditions and cv. Chourouk as the most sensitive one. These results would be of pertinent tools in faba bean breeding programs.

Keywords: contradictory behavior; indices of tolerance; photosynthetic gas-exchange parameters.

Received: April 18, 2019; Accepted: November 14, 2019; Prepublished online: March 6, 2020; Published: March 10, 2020Show citation

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RAJHI, I., MOUSSA, S., NEJI, I., BACCOURI, B., CHIKHA, M., CHAMMAKHI, C., ... MHADHBI, H. (2020). Photosynthetic and physiological responses of small seeded faba bean genotypes (Vicia faba L.) to salinity stress: identification of a contrasting pair towards salinity. Photosynthetica, 58(1), 174-185. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.152.
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