Morphological and Physiological Responses to Drought Stress of Three Species of the Zygophyllum Genus and a Comprehensive Evaluation of Their Drought Resistance
Donghui Miao, Chengzhi Peng, Qi Ning, Yidan Yang, Zhibin Cui, Tongrui Song, Shuangfei Song, Pei Zhang, Peipei Jiao, Wenjuan Huang · 2026
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Donghui Miao and colleagues compare in 2026 how three species of Zygophyllum, a genus of desert shrubs, cope with drought. The plants were grown under controlled conditions and exposed to a steadily stronger osmotic stress solution for 28 days, mimicking drying soil. The team measured wilting, root growth, leaf structure, water content, and photosynthesis across the three species.
Zygophyllum brachypterum proved the most tolerant of the three. It wilted least, kept growing the longest roots, and lost only 5.99 percent of its leaf water, against 13.51 percent and 20.31 percent in the other two species. Its cell damage markers also rose least. A combined scoring of all measures ranked the species for drought resistance, offering candidate plants and traits for greening dry regions.
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| CREATOR | Donghui Miao, Chengzhi Peng, Qi Ning, Yidan Yang, Zhibin Cui, Tongrui Song, Shuangfei Song, Pei Zhang, Peipei Jiao, Wenjuan Huang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |