@article{article_384708, title={The Effect of Salinity on Plant Growth in Seasonal Flowers}, journal={Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology}, volume={3}, pages={15–19}, year={2013}, author={Türkoğlu Nalan and Ayyıldız, Levent and Gülser Füsun}, keywords={Salinity,ornamental plants,tolerance}, abstract={<p> </p> <div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">In this study, </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPS’; font-style: italic">Tagetes erecta L. </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">(Velvet Flower), </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPS’; font-style: italic">Petunia hybrida L </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">. (Laughter Flower) and </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPS’; font-style: italic">Gazania splendens L. </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">(Gazania, Koyungözü) F1 species were tested under controlled conditions against salt stress (0 mM, 20 mM, 40 mM, 60 mM and 80 mM NaCl). Seeds were germinated in peat; when cotyledon leaves were formed, the seedlings were transplanted into plastic bags containing natural soil. Distilled water is used to prepare the different salt concentrations. Plants were irrigated with 10 ml of saline water at 20 mM, 40 mM, 60 mM and 80 mM NaCl concentrations every day. In order to investigate salt stress tolerance of plants, plant analysis (total fresh weight analysis, stem and root wet weight analyses, analysis of plant height, stem, root and leaf length analyses, analyses of leaf number, stem diameter, and determination of fresh weight ratios) and soil analysis (soil texture, soil acidity, salt content, organic substance analysis, nitrogen, available phosphorus, exchangeable potassium, calcium and sodium levels, available chlorine level) were conducted in laboratory conditions. According to the results of the study, </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPS’; font-style: italic">Tagetes erecta </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">, </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPS’; font-style: italic">Petunia hybrida </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">, and </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPS’; font-style: italic">Gazania splendens </span> <span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">were found to be salt tolerant to 40 mM, 40 mM, and 60 mM of salt, respectively. It was shown that concentration of 40 mM NaCl and above for irrigation showed signi cant negative effects for plant growth parameters such as stem diameter, stem length, plant height, root fresh weight, fresh stem weight and concentrations above 80 mM NaCl resulted in death.  </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>}, number={4}, publisher={Igdir University}