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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 2, No. 1, 2005-2006, pp. 7-12
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Bioline Code: st05002
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2005-2006, pp. 7-12
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Response of wheat plants to sodium and calcium ion interaction under saline environment
B. Zaman, B. H. Niazi, M. Athar and M. Ahmad
Abstract
Wheat being a glycophyte crop, responds differently to saline-sodic soil environmental conditions. The application of calcium is multidimensional with respect to sodium ion and plant part response. This study was conducted to record the response of shoot and root to sodium and calcium interaction under saline environment. Wheat seed of variety Punjab 85 were raised in quartz sand. Later on the seedlings were transplanted to pots containing Hoagland's nutrient solution along with NaCl at 0 mM. and 50 mM. Calcium was applied as CaSO4 2H2O at 3 mM. and 6 mM. Under saline conditions shoot showed positive response to sodium ion in the presence of higher calcium. Relative water contents were higher in the root system at 6 mM of CaSO4. 2H2O under saline condition. Growth responses to potassium and Magnesium in the presence of sodium induced salinity with calcium ion interaction remained variable.
Keywords
Wheat, sodium/calcium ion, interaction, salinity
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