Biol114: The Effect of varying salt concentrations on Arabidopsis thaliana growth and development

Student Author Information

Samantha Rogstad, University of LynchburgFollow
Taylor Burton, University of LynchburgFollow
Ellie Goldberg, University of LynchburgFollow
Julia Byrne, University of LynchburgFollow

Location

Turner Gymnasium

Access Type

Campus Access Only

Presentation Type

Printed poster

Entry Number

2352

Start Date

4-16-2025 12:00 PM

End Date

4-16-2025 1:15 PM

School

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department

Biology

Keywords

arabidopsis

Abstract

Arabidopsis thaliana plants have little to no resistance to high salinity environments, exhibiting a lack of growth at concentrations higher than 150mM. Although Arabidopsis thaliana is considered a salt-intolerant plant, there are specimens found along the coast and closer to oceans and bodies of saltwater. We treated wild-type and unknown mutant (25026) forms of Arabidopsis thaliana with 3M salt water for 15 minute periods spread out over five weeks and measured leaf diameter to determine plant growth. We found a negative correlation between salt concentration and plant growth in the mutant plants, demonstrating possible phenotypic effects on resistance to salinity.

Primary Faculty Mentor(s)

Dr. John Leonard

Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department

Biology

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