Assessment of Physiological and Cytological Responses of Salinity Stressed Vicia faba Plants to Royal Jelly Treatment

Abdelfattah, Mohamed H.; Gamal Eldin, Samar A.; Eldenary, Medhat E.; Omar, Samar A.

doi:10.21608/jsaes.2023.335206

Assessment of Physiological and Cytological Responses of Salinity Stressed Vicia faba Plants to Royal Jelly Treatment

Document Type : Original research paper

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10.21608/jsaes.2023.335206

Abstract

Vicia faba L. One of the oldest legume species which considered as the main source of protein for the majority of African and Asian poor people. Salt stress is a major potential constraint for V. faba growth and production. The present study aimed to investigate the possible role of Royal jelly in alleviation of hazardous effects of salinity stress on Giza 617 variety of Faba bean. Germination %, fresh and dry weight, mitotic index and chromosomal aberrations were determined. The obtained results revealed that, salinity stress induced by treatment with100 mM NaCl caused a significant reduction in germination percentage, fresh and dry weights. It also induced an inhibition in mitotic index and increasing in the ratio of chromosomal aberrations. Royal jelly treatment showed positive effects on all studied parameters in both stressed and non-stressed plants. The recovery effect of royal jelly was recorded as an increase in mitotic index as well as a reduction in chromosomal abnormalities in stressed plants. The present study pointed to the role of Royal jelly in improving salinity tolerance in Faba bean.

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