Responses of Inbred (Zea mays indentata Sturt.) Lines to Different Salt Concentrations

Gülçin Kahraman Demir; Gamze Bayram; İlhan Turgut

doi:10.29133/yyutbd.1614989

Responses of Inbred (Zea mays indentata Sturt.) Lines to Different Salt Concentrations

Abstract

This study was carried out at the Republic of Türkiye, Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops’ laboratory during December 2018. Five inbred lines (Zea mays indentata Sturt.) (Namely, A1, A3, A4, A7, and T2) and five different salt concentrations (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 mM) were used. The experiment was set up in a randomized plot design with three replicates. Germination percentage (%), shoot length (mm), root length (mm), shoot fresh weight (mg), shoot dry weight (mg), root fresh weight (mg), root dry weight (mg), and their salt tolerance indexes were investigated. The obtained results showed that salt concentrations had a statistically significant effect on all the traits. It was observed that the values obtained for all traits decreased as the salt concentration increased. The salt concentratiıns higher than 50 mM had a significant adverse effect on the traits, and the lowest values were observed at a dose of 200 mM. A3 inbred line was more tolerant of salinity than the other lines in terms of the traits within the lines. To support our results, the detailed, larger pots or field studies should be established, and the obtained results should be evaluated at the level of soil analysis results according to areas.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agronomy , Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gülçin Kahraman Demir ^*
0000-0001-9707-1005
Türkiye

Gamze Bayram
0000-0003-2749-3573
Türkiye

İlhan Turgut
0000-0002-4383-991X
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

September 30, 2025

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

January 7, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 24, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 35 Number: 3

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https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.1614989

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Kahraman Demir, G., Bayram, G., & Turgut, İ. (2025). Responses of Inbred (Zea mays indentata Sturt.) Lines to Different Salt Concentrations. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 35(3), 553-563. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.1614989