Physiological traits underlying sodicity tolerance in Jamun (<i>Syzygium cumini</i> L. Skeels) cultivars
Membership function analysis revealed a reasonable resilience to sodicity stress only in cultivar J-37. Maintenance of photosynthesis, reduced uptake of Na<sup>+</sup> and Cl<sup>-</sup> ions, increased and synergistic activities of SOD and CAT, and a higher leaf K<sup>+</sup>/Na<sup>+</sup> ratio likely accounted for better performance of J-37 trees in sodic soils. Further investigations are needed to elucidate the molecular underpinnings of sodicity tolerance.
Authors
- Anshuman Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7689-9134)
- Ashwani Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8806-111X)
- Daya Shankar Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1885-6861)
- Jai Prakash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-7334)
Institutions
- Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (IN)
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IN)
- Central Institute For Subtropical Horticulture (IN)
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19132
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50