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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

2006

Maize

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Effect Of Salinity Stress On Dry Matter Production And Ion Accumulation In Hybrid Maize Varieties, Seli̇m Eker, Gönül Cömertpay, Ömer Konuşkan, Ahmet Can Ülger, Levent Öztürk, İsmai̇l Çakmak Jan 2006

Effect Of Salinity Stress On Dry Matter Production And Ion Accumulation In Hybrid Maize Varieties, Seli̇m Eker, Gönül Cömertpay, Ömer Konuşkan, Ahmet Can Ülger, Levent Öztürk, İsmai̇l Çakmak

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The salt stress tolerance of 19 hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) varieties was tested in nutrient solution during the early growth stage under controlled environmental conditions. For the salt stress treatment, sodium chloride (NaCl) was applied to nutrient solution at a concentration of 250 mM for 6 days before the harvest. Plants were harvested after 17 days of growth and analyzed for shoot and root dry matter production, severity of leaf damage (necrotic patches on older leaves), and the concentrations of potassium (K), sodium (Na) and calcium (Ca) in the roots and shoots. The varieties differed greatly in their response …