biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 35:289-292, 1993 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02925957

The growth and nodulation ofTrifolium alexandrinum as affected by salinity

J. I. Mirza1, R. Tariq1
1 Institute of Biology, B.Z. University, Multan, Pakistan

The growth and nodulation ofTrifolium alexandrinum were compared at six levels (0 - 1.2 % NaCl) of salinity. Dry mass of shoots and roots, 14 and 20 weeks after the commencement of salinity treatment, increased at low levels of salinity (0.1 - 0.2 % NaCl) but decreased with higher NaCl concentrations (0.4 - 1.2 %). Nodulation occurred at NaCl concentrations up to 0.8 %. Nodule mass decreased with increasing salinity levels. The nodule size remained unaffected at NaCl concentrations up to 0.4 % but was reduced at higher concentrations.

Received: December 5, 1991; Accepted: April 21, 1992; Published: June 1, 1993  Show citation

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Mirza, J.I., & Tariq, R. (1993). The growth and nodulation ofTrifolium alexandrinum as affected by salinity. Biologia plantarum, 35(2), 289-292. doi: 10.1007/BF02925957
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