EFFECTS OF SODIUM CHLORIDE ON GROWTH AND MINERAL NUTRITION OF PURPLETOP VERVAIN
| Autor: | Piotr Salachna, Rafał Piechocki |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Lavender Sodium Potassium Verbena bonariensis chemistry.chemical_element 01 natural sciences ion concentration lcsh:TD1-1066 Botany Chlorine lcsh:Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics lcsh:Environmental sciences General Environmental Science salinity stress lcsh:GE1-350 biology Chemistry Magnesium Phosphorus fungi food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences clustertop vervain biology.organism_classification Salinity Horticulture 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ecological Engineering, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 148-152 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2299-8993 |
| Popis: | There is a rising demand for salt-tolerant species for landscaping. Purpletop vervain is an excellent landscape plant for gardens and parks, with fragrant lavender to rose-purple flowers. However, little is known concerning the effect of sodium chloride on morphological characteristics, flowering and mineral uptake of purpletop vervain. In this study, carried out in 2013–2014, the plants of purpletop vervain were grown in pots in an unheated plastic tunnel. The plants were watered with 200 mM NaCl solution four times, every seven days. Salinity-exposed plants were characterized by slightly reduced plant height, weight of the aboveground part and visual score. Salt stress caused also an increase in leaf content sodium, chlorine and manganese. Salinity had no effect on earliness of flowering and content in leaves of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc and iron. Purpletop vervain seems to be plant species able to tolerate salt stress under controlled conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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