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Growth responses of saltgrass were reduced at high salinity.

A claim from Growth responses of various saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) clones under salt stress conditions · 2011

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Claim · model-written summary

Growth responses of saltgrass were reduced at high salinity.

Taxon
saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)Distichlis spicatat0
Treatment
high salinity levelse0
Outcome
growth responsese0
Direction
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Distichlis spicata
Distichlis spicata · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMatt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Although growth responses reduced at the high salinity levels”

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“saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)”

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Title

Growth responses of various saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) clones under salt stress conditions

Mohammad Pessarakli; David M. Kopec; Dennis T. Ray 2011

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salinity · growth · Distichlis spicata (saltgrass)Positive and negative results

9 papers: 4 positive, 5 negative or no effect

4 papers in the same direction as this claim · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Shoot fresh and dry weights rose significantly at 200mM NaCl relative to control or 400mM.

    Growth Responses of Desert Saltgrass under Salt Stress · 2001 · compared with the control or the 400mM NaCl level

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  2. negative
    Distichlis spicata shoot fresh and dry weights decreased as salinity increased.

    Comparison ofDistichlis spicataandSuaeda aegyptiacain response to water salinity: Candidate halophytic species for saline soils remediation · 2018 · compared with EC 0

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. negative
    Saltgrass growth responses declined linearly with increasing salinity.

    SALTGRASS, A TRUE HALOPHYTIC PLANT SPECIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN DESERT REGIONS · 2014

    Same directionCites this paper

  4. positive
    Distichlis spicata achieved maximum laboratory growth at 15,000 ppm soluble salts.

    ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF SALT MARSH GRASS, DISTICHLIS SPICATA (GRAMINEAE), AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING ITS GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION · 1976

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    In laboratory culture, Distichlis spicata grew maximally at 15,000 ppm soluble salts in nutrient solution.

    Ecological Adaptations of Salt Marsh Grass, Distichlis spicata (Gramineae), and Environmental Factors Affecting Its Growth and Distribution · 1976

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Saltgrass root growth rose 22% under 8 and 16 dS/m salinity.

    Salinity affects root growth of container grown saltgrass · 2025

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    At high light, salinity did not significantly affect growth rates.

    Light, Temperature and Salinity Effects on Growth, Leaf Anatomy and Photosyntesis of Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene · 1981 · compared with high light

    Same direction

  8. negative
    Germination of D. stricta seeds was lower under higher salinity treatments.

    Irrigation Water Salinity Effects On Germination and Emergence of Six Halophytes · 2019

    Same direction

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