Integrated eco-physiological and anatomical responses of Capparis decidua to salinity and water deficit stress
Ayesha Kafeel, Rameez Hussain, Ahlam Khalofah, Suad AL-Ruzayza, Aamir Ali, Naima Huma Naveed, Toqeer Abbas, Rubina Abbas · 2026
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Ayesha Kafeel and colleagues examine how a desert shrub copes with salt and drought across sites near Sargodha, Pakistan, in 2026 work. Capparis decidua thrives in arid lands, but populations face differing local stress mixes. Samples from Shahpur faced the strongest salinity, while Chak 48 NB offered richer soil organic matter.
Shahpur plants grew tallest with the longest roots, thicker skin layers, and more support tissue for holding water. Their light-protecting pigments ran higher while chlorophyll stayed stable under stress. Grouping analysis split Shahpur cleanly from the other sites, which the authors read as a stress-adapted trait suite worth probing at molecular level.
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| CREATOR | Ayesha Kafeel, Rameez Hussain, Ahlam Khalofah, Suad AL-Ruzayza, Aamir Ali, Naima Huma Naveed, Toqeer Abbas, Rubina Abbas |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51094 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |