Claim · model-written summary
Inhibitory effects of NaCl on leaf area, fresh yield and shoot biomass of basil were evident starting from the lowest NaCl concentration.
- Taxon
- sweet basil
Ocimum basilicume1 - Treatment
- NaCle2
- Outcome
- leaf area, fresh yield, and shoot biomasse2
- Direction
- Inhibitory effectse2
- Qualifier
- starting from the lowest NaCl concentratione2
- Setting
- hydroponicse0
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Verbatim
e0“Plants grew in hydroponics and were exposed to three nutrient solutions (NSs) differing in the NaCl concentration (either 0, 20, or 40 mM)”
e1“to study the effects of mild salinity on morphological growth and development, leaf color, mineral composition, antioxidant activities, and phenolic profile of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)”
e2“Inhibitory effects on leaf area, fresh yield, and shoot biomass were evident starting from the lowest NaCl concentration”
Title
Giandomenico Corrado; Paola Vitaglione; Pasquale Chiaiese; et al. Horticulturae 2021. doi:10.3390/horticulturae7090273
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect At 40 mM NaCl, basil height and root-to-shoot ratio were also reduced.
- Intervention effect Salinity increased antioxidant activity and polyphenols in basil leaves, improving their nutritional quality.
- Intervention effect At 40 mM NaCl, macroelement concentrations in basil were reduced.
- Intervention effect The two mild NaCl concentrations specifically modified the concentrations of various phenolic acids in basil leaves.
- Recommendation Low-salinity water can sustainably increase the nutritional value of basil leaves.
- Recommendation A slightly saline (20 mM) nutrient solution could be tolerated by hydroponic basil and strongly improve its nutritional profile despite relative yield loss.