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| Authors | Gulzar, S; Khan, MA; Ungar, IA; Liu, XJ |
| Author Full Name | Gulzar, S; Khan, MA; Ungar, IA; Liu, XJ |
| Title | Influence of salinity on growth and osmotic relations of Sporobolus ioclados |
| Source | PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY |
| Language | English |
| Document Type | Article |
| Keywords Plus | SPARTINA-ALTERNIFLORA; CATION ACCUMULATION; RESISTANT PLANTS; SALT TOLERANCE; WATER-CONTENT; STRESS; K+; SECRETION; PATENS; NA+ |
| Abstract | Sporobolus ioclados (Nees ex Trin.) Nees (Poaceae) is a perennial salt secreting grass distributed from coastal sand dunes and marshes of the Arabian Sea to saline flats throughout the Indus basin in Pakistan. Effects of NaCl on growth, water relations and ion accumulation were studied. Plants were grown in 0, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 mM NaCl in sand culture using subirrigation method. Fresh and dry weight of roots and shoots were highest in non-saline control. Increase in salinity inhibited growth and plants had high mortality at 500 mM NaCl. Tissue water decreased with an increase in salinity. Water and osmotic potential decreased with increase in salinity and plants lost turgor. Stomatal conductance progressively decreased with the increase in salinity. Shoot ion content was low and showed little variation with increase in salinity. |
| Author Address | Univ Karachi, Dept Bot, Karachi 75270, Pakistan; Govt Super Sci Coll, Dept Bot, Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi 75230, Pakistan; Ohio Univ, Dept Environm & Plant Biol, Athens, OH 45701 USA; Chinese Acad Sci, Shijiazhuang Inst Agr Modernizat, Shijiazhuang 050021, Peoples R China |
| Reprint Address | Khan, MA (corresponding author), Univ Karachi, Dept Bot, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. |
| E-mail Address | ajmal@halophyte.org |
| ResearcherID Number | Gulzar, Salman/D-5558-2011; Khan, Muhammad Ajmal/I-6429-2015; Khan, M. Ajmal/L-7721-2015 |
| ORCID Number | Gulzar, Salman/0000-0003-2907-7469; Khan, M. Ajmal/0000-0003-2837-0794 |
| Times Cited | 14 |
| Total Times Cited Count (WoS, BCI, and CSCD) | 15 |
| Publisher | PAKISTAN BOTANICAL SOC |
| Publisher City | KARACHI |
| Publisher Address | DEPT OF BOTANY UNIV KARACHI, 32 KARACHI, PAKISTAN |
| ISSN | 0556-3321 |
| 29-Character Source Abbreviation | PAK J BOT |
| ISO Source Abbreviation | Pak. J. Bot. |
| Publication Date | MAR |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Beginning Page | 119 |
| Ending Page | 129 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Web of Science Category | Plant Sciences |
| Subject Category | Plant Sciences |
| Document Delivery Number | 915UH |
| Unique Article Identifier | WOS:000228336300017 |
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