Na+ and K+ accumulation

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF HALOPHYTE ECOLOGY

Physiological and biochemical features of euhalophytes, сrinohalophytes and glycohalophytes growing in natural conditions in the Elton Lake area were studied. The water content in tissues, lipid peroxidation intensity, and membrane permeability were found to determine the differentiation of plants by their salt accumulation strategy. The concentration of pigments and their ratio are related to the mesostructure of leaves and dependent on the salt accumulation strategy and living form. The membrane complex is connected with the cell structure and photosynthetic apparatus.