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Effects Of Irrigation With Saline Water, And Soil Type On Germination And Seedling Growth Of Sweet Maize (Zea Mays L.)

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Germination and early growth of maize Sweet Maize (Zea mays L.), var. \n(SEL. CONETA) under irrigation with saline water were investigated in a pot \nexperiment with different soil types. Seven salinity levels of irrigation water \nup to 12 dS/m were used on a Clay soil (C) and a Sandy-Loam (SL). \nEmergence of maize was delayed under irrigation with saline water, and the \nfinal percentage of germination was reduced only at 8 dS/m or above. \nSeedling shoot and root growth were reduced starting at 4 dS/m of irrigation \nwater. Salts accumulated more in the C soil but reductions in final \ngermination rate and seedling growth were larger in the SL soil, although \ndifferences were not always significant. Data indicate that germination is \nrather tolerant to salinity level in var. SEL. CONETA whereas seedling \ngrowth is reduced at moderate salinity levels, and that soil type affects plant \nperformance under irrigation with saline water.

Source: CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Basilicata)

Authors: A. Z. Mostafa, Y. G. M. Galal, A. Hamdi, S. M. Lotfy, AMATO, Mariana

Institutions: University of Basilicata, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari

Language: English

Topic: Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2480945400

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