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Mitigation of salt stress in Phaseolus vulgaris L. by dopamine: Effects on growth, physiological parameters and antioxidant activity

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|Aug 2025

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Figure 1.

Effects of DA on activities of CAT, POD and SOD in leaves of bean plants under salt stress. Data presented are the means ± SD. Different letters indicate significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) among the treatments. CAT, catalase; DA, dopamine; POD, peroxidase; SOD, superoxide dismutase.
Effects of DA on activities of CAT, POD and SOD in leaves of bean plants under salt stress. Data presented are the means ± SD. Different letters indicate significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) among the treatments. CAT, catalase; DA, dopamine; POD, peroxidase; SOD, superoxide dismutase.

Figure 2.

Effects of DA on IAA, ABA SA and proline content and K/Na ratio in leaves of bean plants under salt stress. Data presented are the means ± SD. Different letters on the bars indicate significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the treatments. ABA, abscisic acid; DA, dopamine; IAA, indole acetic acid; SA, salicylic acid.
Effects of DA on IAA, ABA SA and proline content and K/Na ratio in leaves of bean plants under salt stress. Data presented are the means ± SD. Different letters on the bars indicate significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the treatments. ABA, abscisic acid; DA, dopamine; IAA, indole acetic acid; SA, salicylic acid.

Effect of DA on growth parameters of bean plants under salt stress_

NaCl (mM)DA (μM)Plant height (cm)Stem diameter (mm)Leaf area (cm2 · plant−1)Shoot FW (g · plant−1)Shoot DW (g · plant−1)Root FW (g · plant−1)Root DW (g · plant−1)
0057.75 ±3.3 a3.35 ± 0.05 b315.76 ± 14.09 c9.59 ±0.05 cd1.97 ± 0.04 d3.29 ± 0.03 e0.75 ± 0.04 de
5057.75 ± 1.4 a3.31 ± 0.18 be343.75 ± 8.76 a11.54 ± 0.39 a2.21 ± 0.03 b3.62 ± 0.07 b0.86 ± 0.04 c
10056.25 ± 0.5 ab3.66 ± 0.18 a315.75 ± 2.95 c9.95 ± 0.08 c2.11 ± 0.04 c3.82 ± 0.02 a0.81 ± 0.03 cd
15050.42 ± 1.8 c3.57 ± 0.06 a321.37 ± 15.23 be11.42 ± 0.07 a2.89 ± 0.09 a3.87 ± 0.06 a1.00 ± 0.08 a
20056.25 ± 1.3 ab3.65 ± 0.09 a330.82 ± 10.44 ab10.92 ± 0.23 b2.12 ± 0.12 c3.65 ± 0.08 b0.92 ± 0.04 b
50055.08 ± 1.7 ab3.19 ± 0.06 c261.28 ± 1.92 f8.94 ± 0.17 e1.44 ± 0.03 g2.69 ± 0.05 g0.53 ± 0.021
5054.50 ± 1.3 b3.28 ± 0.01 be306.73 ± 6.70 cd9.89 ± 0.20 c1.69 ± 0.02 e3.32 ± 0.05 de0.65 ± 0.04 fg
10054.50 ± 1.0 b3.32 ± 0.03 be282.48 ± 2.23 e9.25 ± 0.27 de1.59 ± 0.02 f3.51 ± 0.04 c0.63 ± 0.01 gh
15056.25 ± 0.8 ab3.70 ± 0.09 a309.99 ± 4.54 c11.18 ± 0.16 ab1.97 ± 0.06 d3.37 ± 0.04 de0.74 ± 0.04 e
20053.83 ± 1.5 b3.31 ± 0.05 be294.12 ± 13.87 de9.73 ± 0.55 c1.56 ± 0.03 f3.41 ±0.03 cd0.68 ± 0.03 fg
100031.42 ± 1.3 e2.87 ± 0.07 e117.44 ± 6.80 k3.72 ± 0.08 i1.05 ± 0.08 j1.86 ± 0.0810.41 ± 0.02 j
5030.67 ± 0.9 e2.92 ± 0.02 de138.71 ± 3.11 j3.85 ± 0.04t1.15 ± 0.0512.69 ± 0.06 g0.55 ± 0.01 i
10030.08 ± 1.0 e3.34 ± 0.04 b169.25 ± 1.53 h8.53 ± 0.30 f1.27 ± 0.03 h3.10 ± 0.05 f0.70 ± 0.02 ef
15036.25 ± 1.0 d3.35 ± 0.11 b239.78 ± 3.71 g5.96 ± 0.18 g1.23 ± 0.04 hi2.52 ± 0.12 h0.58 ± 0.03 hi
20031.25 ± 0.3 e3.03 ± 0.05 d153.23 ± 5.0315.10 ± 0.13 h1.24 ± 0.03 hi3.03 ± 0.07 f0.64 ± 0.01 fh

Analysis of variance for the effects of salt DA and interactions of growth parameters of bean_

SourcePlant heightStem diameterLeaf areaShoot FWShoot DWRoot FWRoot DW
Salt*********************
DA*********************
Salt × dopamine*********************

Analysis of variance for the effects of salt DA and interactions of H2O2, MDA, LRWC, CRV, EL, proline, enzyme, hormone and mineral contents of bean_

SourceH2O2MDALRWCCRVELProlineCATPODSODIAAABASAKCaNa
Salt***************************NS***************
DA*********************************************
Salt × DA*********************************************

Effect of DA on EL, CRV (SPAD), LRWC, H2O2 and MDA of bean plants under salt stress_

NaCl (mM)DA (μM)EL (%)CRV (SPAD)LRWC (%)H2O2 (mmol · kg−1)MDA (mmol · kg−1)
0024.65 ± 1.44 g36.93 ± 0.78 ab81.80 ± 1.96 ab0.54 ± 0.09 gh7.92 ± 0.37 fg
5022.88 ± 2.01 g35.73 ± 1.47 b82.95 ± 3.01 ab0.51 ± 0.03 gh6.33 ± 0.83 g
10021.99 ± 2.63 g35.87 ± 1.87 b85.18 ± 0.86 a0.46 ± 0.06 h7.23 ± 1.06 fg
15023.01 ± 1.16 g38.23 ± 0.23 a85.52 ± 2.94 a0.55 ± 0.06 gh6.95 ± 1.54 fg
20022.82 ± 1.27 g37.77 ± 1.51 a80.47 ± 3.52 b0.66 ± 0.08 gh8.06 ± 0.56 fg
50052.90 ± 0.97 b23.48 ± 0.62 e69.62 ± 1.38 ef2.38 ± 0.17 c60.08 ± 14.91 c
5042.34 ± 1.88 d28.50 ± 1.23 c74.76 ± 4.25 cd0.81 ± 0.07 f-h9.33 ± 2.16 fg
10043.54 ± 0.73 d24.63 ± 0.31 de72.85 ± 2.31 ce1.12 ± 0.30 e-h23.45 ± 5.62 de
15034.55 ± 1.21 f29.47 ± 0.87 c75.42 ± 1.74 c1.03 ± 0.20 e-h15.93 ± 0.89 e-g
20038.52 ± 1.74 e25.77 ± 0.58 d70.89 ± 2.51 de1.26 ± 0.11 e-g27.88 ± 0.93 d
100061.99 ± 0.61 a18.67 ± 0.59 g44.72 ± 2.27 ı8.59 ± 1.45 a165.86 ± 7.86 a
5054.59 ± 3.48 b23.23 ± 0.81 e59.30 ± 0.83 h1.43 ± 0.11 d-f16.50 ± 0.53 ef
10049.32 ± 0.40 c23.47 ± 1.52 e66.12 ± 0.99 fg2.05 ± 0.24 cd102.83 ± 0.76 b
15044.70 ± 0.72 d22.70 ± 1.35 ef66.58 ± 1.41 fg1.69 ± 0.06 c-e28.21 ± 2.39 d
20048.80 ± 2.21 c21.00 ± 0.75 f64.00 ± 0.96 g4.03 ± 0.31 b108.47 ± 6.95 b
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2083-5965 | Journal ISSN: 0867-1761
Language: English
Page range: 113 - 126
Submitted on: Jan 18, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 9, 2025
Published on: Aug 6, 2025
Published by: Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2025 Esin Dadasoglu, Metin Turan, Ertan Yildirim, Sezai Ercisli, Amine Assouguem, Ahmed El-Haidani, Ghadeer M. Albadrani, Muath Q. Al-Ghadi, Amany A. Sayed, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Sadiye Peral Eyduran, published by Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
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