Physiological characteristics of fodderbeet grown on saline sodic soils of Pakistan
1999
Niazi, B.H. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Plant Nutrition Lab.) | Rozema, J. | Amin, R. | Salim, M. | Rashid, A.
During germination, cultivar Monoval tolerated the salinity as well as higher temperature better as compared to Majoral, Monored and Polygroeningia cultivars of fodderbeet (Beta vulgaris). Whereas, cultivar Majoral had the lowest salinity and temperature tolerance during germination. The number of leaves, leaf length and root girth was not affected in cvs. Monoval and Monored under same soil conditions . Fresh weight of leaves and beet in cv. Majoral increased significantly over control. Chlorophyll A and Chlorophyll B in cv. Majoral increased significantly. Total protein of leaf and sugar content of beet were comparatively higher under saline conditions as compared to the non-saline soil.
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