Nitric oxide alleviates salt-induced stress damage by regulating the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and Na/K homeostasis in Nitraria tangutorum Bobr.

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule involved in mediation of salt stress induced physiological responses in plants. In this study, we investigated the effect of NO on Nitraria tangutorum seedlings exposed to salt stress. Exogenous application of NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) increased fresh weight, shoot and root elongation and decreased electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in N.

Gene transcript profiles in the desert plant Nitraria tangutorum during fruit development and ripening.

Nitraria tangutorum Bobr., a valuable wild shrub distributed in Northwest China, produces edible and medicinal berries. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of its fruit development and ripening.