The Study of Electrolyte Leakage from Barley (Hordeum vulgare L) and Pearlmillet Using Plant Growth Promotion (PGPR) and Reverse Osmosis

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Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research Vol. 3, No. 7, 2015, pp 422-429. doi: 10.12691/jfnr-3-7-3
Year of Publication: 
2015
Authors: 
S. Jodeh
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
R. Alkowni
Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
R. Hamed
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
S. Samhan
Research and Development, Palestinian water Authoroty, P.O. Box 2174, Ramallah, State of Palestine
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

The effect of water stress induced on cell membrane stability was examined in two plants, (Hordeum vulgare L) and Pearlmilletusingplant growth promotion(PGPR). Brackish water as byproduct from reverse osmosis plant (RO) after desalination process, considered as unfriendly environmentally impact and affects agriculture growth. It contains significant concentrations of dissolved salts ions such as Na+, Cl- , Ca2+, Mg2+, K1+, SO2-, and CO32- as major ions. Total dissolved salts (TDS) of these ions ranged from (5000 mg/L -10000 mg/L). Salt ions accumulation was found to be increased in shoots of barly and pearlmillet (159.09mmol, 179.73mmol) /0.114m2 of pots while TDS for decant water decreased to reach (0.101 mg/L). Electrolyte leakage assay showed that plant treated with PGPRs resulted in same values for trials treated with fresh water and less electrolyte leakage from membrane equal to 304 mg/L. The novel results of this research study that carried for the first time where PGPRs Pseudomonas putida (UW3 and UW4) had been used for improving the phytoremediation activities of two salt tolerant plants: Barley (Hordeum valgare L.) and Pearlmillet plants had showed a very clear and significant improvements of high salt uptake and thus high phytoremediation activities of these plants once they were treated with PGPRs.

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