?COMPARATIVE SALT TOLERANCE STUDIES ON DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES (SESBANIA AEGYPTICA, SESBANIA ACULEATA, ELUSINE CORACANA, SORGHUM BICOLOR ANDSORGHUM SODANESE)

Authors

  • K.M. RIZWAN Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, P.O. Box 71, Sahiwal , Pakistan
  • R.H. QURESHI Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, P.O. Box 71, Sahiwal , Pakistan
  • BASIDR AHMAD Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, P.O. Box 71, Sahiwal , Pakistan
  • M. QAMAR MASOOD Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, P.O. Box 71, Sahiwal , Pakistan

Keywords:

Salt tolerance, Cell sap composition for Na, K, Ca and Cl.

Abstract

Comparative salt tolerance and cell sap composition for Na, K, Ca and Cl of 4 plant species Sesbania aegyptica,
S. aculeata, Elusine coracana, Sorghum bieolor and S. sodanese was studied using different salinity levels of control,
EC 5,10,15 and 20 dS m. Results indicate that fresh and dry weights of shoots decreased with increasing salinity. A
50% reduction in the whole plant biomass was observed in dhancha at a much higher salinity level as compared to other
plant species. Sodium and chloride concentrations in leaf sap of four plant species increased with increase in salinity
while K and Ca decreased significantly.

Published

1994-01-24

How to Cite

RIZWAN, K., QURESHI, R., AHMAD, B., & MASOOD, M. Q. (1994). ?COMPARATIVE SALT TOLERANCE STUDIES ON DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES (SESBANIA AEGYPTICA, SESBANIA ACULEATA, ELUSINE CORACANA, SORGHUM BICOLOR ANDSORGHUM SODANESE). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 37(1-2), 51–53. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2575

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1-2 (1994): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles