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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2004 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 956-962
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2004.956.962
Reflectants Application for Increasing Wheat Plant Tolerance Against Salt Stress
M. S. Gaballah and M. Moursy

Abstract: A pot trial was executed on two wheat varieties (Sakha 69 and Giza 168) grown in clay soil under saline conditions at the greenhouse of National Research Centre, for improving salinity tolerance of wheat plant and reducing moisture loss through transpiration by spraying plants twice with two types of reflectants (magnesium carbonate and kaolinite), during plant growth. Salinity stress had a drastic effect on plant growth and yield, however reflectant treatments improved growth and yield characters under salinity stress. The use of reflectants also reduced water loss and limited the potential for evaporative leaf cooling. Reflectants lowered Na/K ratio compared to untreated plants. On the other hand the use of reflectants did not show any significant accumulation or decrease in proline content compared to untreated plants. Also, reflectant application has no effect on carbohydrate reserves.

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M. S. Gaballah and M. Moursy, 2004. Reflectants Application for Increasing Wheat Plant Tolerance Against Salt Stress. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 956-962.

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