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June 9, 2019
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Foliage colour influence on seed germination of Bienertia cycloptera in Arabian deserts

Publicated to: NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 34 (4): 428-434 - 2016-08-01 34(4), DOI: 10.1111/njb.00974

Authors:

Bhatt, A; Perez-Garca, F; Phondani, PC
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Affiliations

GB Pant Inst Himalayan Environm & Dev, IN-263643 Almora - Author
Gulf Org Res & Dev, POB 210162 - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Biol Vegetal, Escuela Univ Ingn Tecn Agr, Ciudad Univ S-N - Author
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Abstract

Bienertia cycloptera (Chenopodiaceae) produces two types of leaf foliage colour (reddish and yellowish). In order to determine the role of leaf colour variation in regulating the germination characteristics and salinity tolerance during germination, a study was conducted on seeds collected from plants of both colours. Seeds with and without pulp were germinated under two illumination conditions (12-h light photoperiod and continuous dark), three alternating temperature regimes (15/25 degrees C, 20/30 degrees C and 25/35 degrees C), and several salinity levels at 20/30 degrees C. Germination percentage was significantly higher for seeds without pulp as compared to the seeds with pulp. The response of B. cycloptera seeds to salinity depended on the leaf colour. Thus, the seeds collected from reddish coloured plants were able to tolerate higher salinity compared to those of yellowish coloured plant. The germination recovery results indicate that the seeds from both coloured plants could remain viable in saline condition and they will be able to germinate once the salinity level are decreased by rain. The production of different foliage colours by B. cycloptera seems to be an adaptative strategy which increases the possibility for establishment in unpredictable environments by producing seeds with different germination requirements and salinity tolerance.
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Keywords

Annual linanthus-parryaeC-4 plantChenopodiaceaeDimorphic seedsFlower-colorKranz anatomyLightLimonium-stocksiiSaline conditionsTemperature

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Plant Science. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Plant Sciences.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 10
  • Scopus: 6
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 7.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/45650/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 342
  • Downloads: 244
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: India; Qatar.

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Awards linked to the item

This work was supported by a grant from the Qatar National Research Fund, QNRF (grant no. 5-260-1-053). The authors would like to acknowledge Dr Yousef Al Horr, Dr Esam Elsarrag (Gulf Organization for Research and Development) and Dr Ali A. El-Keblawy (Dept of Applied Biology, Faculty of Science and Sharjah Research Academy, Univ. of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE) for their unlimited support. We are also very grateful to Prof. Ashley Nicholas, Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa, for his critical revision of the manuscript.
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