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Salinity Tolerance of Kosteletzkya virginica. 1. Shoot Growth, Ion and Water Relations
Author(s): K. C. Blits and J. L. Gallagher
Month: Jun
Year: 1990
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Plant Cell and Environment
Volume: 13
Issue: 5
Pages: 409-418
Article Topic(s): Stress
Research Setting(s): Greenhouse
Species Referenced: Kosteletzkya virginica (Virginia saltmarsh mallow),
Abstract
Maximum shoot and root growth in Kosteletzkya virginica (synonym K. pentacarpos) was observed at 85 mol m3 NaCl. At higher salt concentrations leaf production was inhibited and potassium ions accumulated in leaves.Suggested Citation
K. C. Blits and J. L. Gallagher. "Salinity Tolerance of Kosteletzkya virginica. 1. Shoot Growth, Ion and Water Relations." Plant Cell and Environment 13.5 (1990): 409-418.Go back