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Salt-stress induced alterations in the root lipidome of two barley genotypes with contrasting responses to salinity

SHA Natera, CB Hill, TWT Rupasinghe, U Roessner

Functional Plant Biology | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2016

Abstract

Changes in lipid metabolism and composition as well as in distinct lipid species have been linked with altered plant growth, development and responses to environmental stresses including salinity. However, there is little information available in the literature focusing on lipids in roots under soil-related stresses such as salinity. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a major cereal grain and, as a glycophyte, suffers substantial yield loss when grown under saline conditions. Relatively little is understood of adaptation and tolerance mechanisms involving lipids and lipid metabolism in barley roots during development and under exposure to salinity stress. In this study we investigated the lipid ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors thank Ms Nirupama Jayasinghe (Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne) for providing excellent technical assistance with the GC-MS and LC-MS analysis, Dr Stuart Roy (Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, The University of Adelaide) for providing the barley seeds and Lisa Pasipanodya for assistance with plant growth. The authors are grateful to the Victorian Node of Metabolomics Australia, which is funded through Bioplatforms Australia Pty Ltd, a National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), 5.1 Biomolecular platforms and informatics investment and co-investment from the Victorian State Government and The University of Melbourne.