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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
ISSN: 1119-8362
Vol. 21, No. 7, 2017, pp. 1262-1267
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Bioline Code: ja17158
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2017, pp. 1262-1267
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Morphological Adaptation of Cercis Griffithii Seedlings in Response to Progressive Drought and Salinity Stresses
TABATABAEI, SAH; ESMAEILI SHARIF, M; BAGHERI, M; JALILVAND, H & AHANI, H
Abstract
The experiment for evaluate the effect of drought and salinity stresses on the morphological
behaviours of Afghan redbud seedlings was done in Torogh nursery in Iran country. This study was conducted in a
completely randomized design; without stress (tap common water in the nursery- EC 0.8 dS m-1), drought stress (four
days a time irrigation) and salt treatment (EC 12.03 dS m-1). During the summer, morphological traits were measured
and calculated. Result showed that height seedling after 60th until 70th day significant at the (p<0.05) level and
significantly at (p<0.01) levels at the end of growth period under the drought and salinity conditions. Leaf area at the
end of growth, leaf area growth and leaf area reduced significantly at (p<0.01) in comparison with control treatment.
The result indicated that effect of time × drought interaction for height, diameter, number of leaves and leaf area was not
significant. The result indicated that effect of time × salinity interaction for height, diameter and number of leaves was
not significant but for leaf area had significant difference at (p<0.05) level. We used four days a time by irrigation and
saline water in nursery less than EC 12.03 dS m-1 for economy well water in arid and semi-arid region.
Keywords
Afghan redbud; Stress; Growth; Regression model; Repeated Measures
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