Salt tolerance and salinity effects on (cuminumcyminum L.) seed

Plants exposed to salt stress undergo changes in their environment. In this study, theeffects of salinity on growth, fatty acid, essential oil, and phenolic composition of cumin(Cuminum cyminum L.) seeds as well as the antioxidant activities of their extracts wereinvestigated. Plants were treated with different concentrations of NaCl treatment: ۰, ۵۰,۷۵, and ۱۲۵ mmoL. Plant growth was significantly reduced with the severity of salinetreatment. It was more reductions on the seed yield and yield components. In addition tothe, NaCl treatments affected fatty acid composition. Petroselinic and linoleic acidsproportions diminished consistently with the increase in NaCl concentration, whereaspalmitic acid proportion increased. Moreover, NaCl increased essential oil in C. cyminumseed and changed essential oil quality.