The effect of NaCl priming on salt tolerance in melon seedlings
Date
1998
Authors
Abak, K.
Büyükalaca, S.
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Publisher
International Society Horticultural Science
Abstract
Melon seeds (cvs. Hasanbey and Kirkagac) primed with 1.0% NaCl were sown in peat medium and irrigated with various NaCl concentrations (0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0%) for 4 weeks to examine their response to salinity. Physical analyses such as total emergence and dry weight were carried out. For each melon cultivar, tolerance ratio and tolerance index were determined on the basis of dry weight. Moreover, physiological changes such as total sugar and proline were also determined to clearly show the response of melon seedlings during salinity stress. It was concluded that priming of melon seeds with NaCl resulted in increased salt tolerance in seedlings of both melon cultivars. Consequently, cv. Kirkagac was more tolerant to salinity than cv. Hasanbey.
Description
Bu çalışma, 20-23 Mayıs 1997 tarihlerinde Adana'da düzenlenen 1. International Symposium on Cucurbits'de bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.
Keywords
Agriculture, Melon seeds, Salinity stress, Total emergence, Dry weight, Total sugar, Proline, Tomato, Germination, Emergence, Salinity, Stress, Growth, Seeds, Cucumis
Citation
Sivritepe, H. Ö. vd. (1998). "The effect of NaCl priming on salt tolerance in melon seedlings". Abak K. ve Büyükalaca S. (editör). Acta Horticulturae First International Symposium on Cucurbits, 492, 77-84.