EFFECT OF PRE-SOWING SEED TREATMENT IN PHYTO-MELIORATION OF SALT-AFFECTED SOILS | ||||
| Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
| Article 15, Volume 44, Issue 3, May 2017, Page 1039-1046 PDF (226.46 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/zjar.2017.52303 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Magdy M. Niazy  1; M. A. Abd El-Satar2
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| 1Soils, Water and Environ. Res. Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| 2Oil Crops Res. Dept., Field Crops Res. Inst., ARC, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A field experiment was carried out at Tag Al EZZ Agricultural Research Station, ARC, Egypt (31°36'N/30°57'E) in two seasons of 2014-2015. This work aimed at assessing the effect of cultivating seeds treated with aerated solution of Salicylic Acid (SA) 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00 mM of 3 plants: kenaf (Hibiscus canabienus), sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and canola (Brassica napus) in phyto-remediating (bioreclamination) of a saline soil. Growth of plants (its seeds were pre-sowing treated with salicylic acid) was higher than that of plants its seeds were not treated with the acid. The treatment induced tolerance to salt stress leading to promoting protective reactions to the photosynthetic pigments, maintained the membranes integrity and osmotic adjustment This increased growth led to removal of greater amounts of salts from the soil. Salinity as well as sodicity of the soil where treated plants were grown was lower than in soils where non-treated plants were grown. The 3.00 mM treatment was the most effective. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Pre-sowing; Kenaf; Sunflower; canola; salicylic acid and phyto-remediating | ||||
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