Abstract
In this study, the effects of different salinity levels (0, “control”, 2, 4, 8, and 12 dS m-1) on seedling growth of Obez, RS 841 and Ferro F1 pumpkin varieties, widely used around the world as rootstock, were investigated. Seedlings grown under saline conditions were investigated for plant main stem length, plant length, root length, shoot length, root fresh weight, root dry weight, shoot fresh weight, shoot dry weights and ion concentrations (Ca++, K+, Na+) in the leaves of pumpkin varieties. The results revealed that root length, shoot length, root fresh weight, root dry weight, shoot fresh weight and shoot dry weights tend to decrease when the electrical conductivity of the solution is increased. Results indicated that these varieties responded different to some investigated parameters under saline conditions.
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Increasing salinity tended to decrease root length, shoot length and root fresh weight of pumpkin seedlings relative to the control.
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e0“different salinity levels (0, “control”, 2, 4, 8, and 12 dS m-1)”
e1“root length, shoot length, root fresh weight, root dry weight, shoot fresh weight and shoot dry weights tend to decrease when the electrical conductivity of the solution is increased”
e3“Obez, RS 841 and Ferro F1 pumpkin varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing salinity tended to decrease root dry weight, shoot fresh weight and shoot dry weight of pumpkin seedlings relative to the control.
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e0“different salinity levels (0, “control”, 2, 4, 8, and 12 dS m-1)”
e1“root length, shoot length, root fresh weight, root dry weight, shoot fresh weight and shoot dry weights tend to decrease when the electrical conductivity of the solution is increased”
e3“Obez, RS 841 and Ferro F1 pumpkin varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
The three pumpkin varieties responded differently to saline conditions for some investigated parameters.
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e2“Results indicated that these varieties responded different to some investigated parameters under saline conditions”
e3“Obez, RS 841 and Ferro F1 pumpkin varieties”
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