Effects of Grafting on Genomic Stability in Salinity Stress Conditions in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucumber is an important type of vegetable that grown in high quantities. Abiotic stress factors can cause significant morphological, physiological and molecular changes cucumber. Grafting on strong rootstocks reduce this negative effect. This study was carried out to evaluate the genotoxic potential salinity cucumber determine effect grafting genotoxicity. Non-grafted grafted plants were treated with 100 mM NaCl ISSR profiles compared after 15 days. Using 14 primers, 51.9% polymorphism detected between all groups. While decreased GTS rate 47.2%, it determined could be increased (%72.4-79.5) grafting. similarity indices gave similar results concluded technique effective determining There also differences measurements rootstocks. With study, may genomic template stability cucumber, parameter protected by depending rootstock variety used, used provides a basis for investigating mechanisms underlying response stress.