Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of salinity levels of irrigation water on the morphological and physiological characteristics of celery (Apium graveolens L.) during early seedling development. Celery seedlings of Balena cultivar were grown with saline irrigation water consisting of different NaCl levels (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 mM). The results showed that increasing salt stress inhibited plant growth by destroying physiological parameters. Each increase in NaCl resulted in a decrease in the length, diameter, number, and fresh and dry weight of leaves. Dry matter, chlorophyll content, leaf temperature, and turgor loss improved when NaCl levels were increased; however, salinity caused a reduction in leaf relative water content. Leaf fresh and dry weights were lower under salt stress, even at 50 mM NaCl. Leaf temperature was higher in plants grown under salinity and reached the maximum level at 100 mM NaCl. The stomata on the abaxial side of the leaves were smaller but more numerous under salinity than in the control plants. It was concluded that celery’s plant growth was significantly influenced by salinity and that it could endure salinity lower than 100 mM NaCl.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing NaCl inhibited celery growth.
- Taxon
- celery
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Apium graveolens Dulce Groupt0 - Treatment
- salt stresse0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
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Verbatim
e0“The results showed that increasing salt stress inhibited plant growth by destroying physiological parameters.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher NaCl reduced leaf length, diameter and number.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Treatment
- NaCle0
- Outcome
- length, diameter, numbere0
- Direction
- decreasee0
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Verbatim
e0“Each increase in NaCl resulted in a decrease in the length, diameter, number, and fresh and dry weight of leaves.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher NaCl reduced fresh and dry leaf weight.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- NaCle0
- Outcome
- fresh and dry weight of leavese0
- Direction
- decreasee0
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Verbatim
e0“Each increase in NaCl resulted in a decrease in the length, diameter, number, and fresh and dry weight of leaves.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher NaCl improved dry matter and chlorophyll content.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- NaCle0
- Outcome
- Dry matter, chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Verbatim
e0“Dry matter, chlorophyll content, leaf temperature, and turgor loss improved when NaCl levels were increased; however, salinity caused a reduction in leaf relative water content.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher NaCl increased leaf temperature and turgor loss.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- NaCle0
- Outcome
- leaf temperature, and turgor losse0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Dry matter, chlorophyll content, leaf temperature, and turgor loss improved when NaCl levels were increased; however, salinity caused a reduction in leaf relative water content.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity reduced leaf relative water content.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- salinitye0
- Outcome
- leaf relative water contente0
- Direction
- reductione0
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Verbatim
e0“salinity caused a reduction in leaf relative water content.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf fresh and dry weights were lower even at 50 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- 50 mM NaCle0
- Outcome
- Leaf fresh and dry weightse0
- Direction
- lowere0
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Verbatim
e0“Leaf fresh and dry weights were lower under salt stress, even at 50 mM NaCl.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf temperature was higher under salinity and peaked at 100 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- 100 mM NaCle0
- Outcome
- Leaf temperaturee0
- Direction
- maximume0
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Verbatim
e0“Leaf temperature was higher in plants grown under salinity and reached the maximum level at 100 mM NaCl.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity made abaxial leaf stomata smaller.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- salinitye0
- Outcome
- stomata on the abaxial side of the leavese0
- Direction
- smallere0
- Comparator
- control plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“The stomata on the abaxial side of the leaves were smaller but more numerous under salinity than in the control plants.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity increased the number of abaxial leaf stomata.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupt0
- Treatment
- salinitye0
- Outcome
- stomata on the abaxial side of the leavese0
- Direction
- more numerouse0
- Comparator
- control plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“The stomata on the abaxial side of the leaves were smaller but more numerous under salinity than in the control plants.”
t0“celery”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors concluded celery could tolerate salinity below 100 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- celeryApium graveolens Dulce Groupe0
- Outcome
- endure salinity lower than 100 mM NaCle0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“It was concluded that celery’s plant growth was significantly influenced by salinity and that it could endure salinity lower than 100 mM NaCl.”
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