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Plant Growth And Mineral Element Content Of Different Gourd Species And Watermelon Under Salinity Stress, Hali̇t Yeti̇şi̇r, Veli̇ Uygur
Plant Growth And Mineral Element Content Of Different Gourd Species And Watermelon Under Salinity Stress, Hali̇t Yeti̇şi̇r, Veli̇ Uygur
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] cultivar Crimson Tide and 7 different gourd genotypes [Cucurbita maxima, C. moschata, Luffa cylindrica, Benincasa hispida, Lagenaria siceraria landraces (Skp and Birecik), and L. siceraria hybrid (FRGold)] with rootstock potential for watermelon were grown under saline conditions (0, 4, 8, 12, and 16 dS m^{-1}) to investigate the responses of the gourd genotypes and watermelon to 30 days of salt stress. Plant main stem length, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, reduction in shoot dry weight, concentration of Na^+, Ca^{2+}, and K^+ in the leaves of the genotypes, and Ca^{2+}/Na^+ and K^+/Na^+ …