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ArticleProtoplasma2026

Acetylcholine as a shield: enhancing growth and salt tolerance in pepper through ionic homeostasis, hormonal regulation, antioxidant defence and gene expression.

Esra Yaprak, Sumeyra Ucar, Oguzhan Araz, Ertan Yildirim, Melek Ekinci, Murat Aydin, Esma Yigider, Metin Turan, S M Zubair Al-Meraj, Totan Kumar Ghosh

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Esra YaprakDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Sumeyra UcarDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Oguzhan ArazDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Ertan YildirimDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. ertanyil@atauni.edu.tr.
Melek EkinciDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Murat AydinDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Esma YigiderDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Metin TuranDepartment of Agricultural Trade and Management, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
S M Zubair Al-MerajDepartment of Crop Botany, Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Totan Kumar GhoshDepartment of Crop Botany, Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. totan@gau.edu.bd.

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Abstract

Acetylcholine (ACh), a potential neurotransmitter, shows growth and stress responses in plants. Despite, the underlying mechanisms of how ACh mitigates salt toxicity in pepper plants remains to be fully elucidated. Here, pepper plants pre-treated with different concentrations of ACh (0, 50 and 100 µM) were subjected to salinity stress (150 mM NaCl) to investigate their morpho-physiological, biochemical, and molecular alterations. Salinity stress significantly arrested plant phenotypes, reduced leaf relative water content (LRWC), and altered essential nutrient elements and phytohormones. However, it led to tremendous acceleration of proline, sucrose, hydrogen peroxide (H

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AcetylcholineAntioxidantsCapsicumGene Expression Regulation, PlantHomeostasisPlant Growth RegulatorsSalt ToleranceAcetylcholineAntioxidantsPlant Growth RegulatorsAcetylcholineAntioxidantNutrientsPhytohormonesSalinityTranscripts

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