Abstract
Summary The effects of salinity on some agro-physiological properties, such as dry matter, nutrient contents, chlorophyll contents, and ionic balance, of maize plants were investigated. Plants were treated with six salt sources (NaCl, Na 2 SO 4 , CaCl 2 , CaSO 4 , MgCl 2 and MgSO 4 ) at four concentrations (0, 40, 80 and 120 mM) for 30 days in a growth medium. Salt type and concentration affected soil pH and electrical conductivity. Soil salinity affected the parameters considered and changed the nutrient balance of the plants. High salt concentration caused substantial reduction in plant growth. Different salt concentrations negatively affected plant dry weight. The highest decrease rates of plant dry weight were obtained for NaCl application followed by Na 2 SO 4 , CaCl 2 , MgCl 2 , CaSO 4 and MgSO 4 . Total chlorophyll and nitrate contents of the plants decreased with increasing salt concentrations, and the lowest value was obtained for NaCl application. Proline contents of the plants were increased with increasing salt concentrations, and the highest value was obtained for 120 mM NaCl application. The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant. The highest reduction rate was determined with NaCl application, but the lowest with MgSO 4 . Fe, Mn and Cu contents of the plants showed similar variation: the highest reduction was recorded with NaCl and the lowest with CaCl 2 . The highest decrease in Zn content occurred with MgSO 4 application, but the lowest with NaCl.
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Claim · model-written summary
High salt concentration substantially reduced maize growth.
- Taxon
- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayst0 - Treatment
- High salt concentratione0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- reductione0
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e0“High salt concentration caused substantial reduction in plant growth.”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
Claim · model-written summary
Different salt concentrations reduced maize dry weight.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- Different salt concentrationse0
- Outcome
- plant dry weighte0
- Direction
- negatively affectede0
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e0“Different salt concentrations negatively affected plant dry weight.”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl caused the greatest decline in maize dry weight, followed by Na 2 SO 4 , CaCl 2 , MgCl 2 , CaSO 4 and MgSO 4.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- NaCl applicatione0
- Outcome
- plant dry weighte0
- Direction
- highest decrease ratese0
- Comparator
- Na 2 SO 4 , CaCl 2 , MgCl 2 , CaSO 4 and MgSO 4e0
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Verbatim
e0“The highest decrease rates of plant dry weight were obtained for NaCl application followed by Na 2 SO 4 , CaCl 2 , MgCl 2 , CaSO 4 and MgSO 4 .”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
Claim · model-written summary
Total chlorophyll and nitrate decreased with increasing salt concentration, reaching the lowest value with NaCl.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- increasing salt concentrationse0
- Outcome
- Total chlorophyll and nitrate contentse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- lowest value was obtained for NaCl applicatione0
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e0“Total chlorophyll and nitrate contents of the plants decreased with increasing salt concentrations, and the lowest value was obtained for NaCl application.”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
Claim · model-written summary
Proline increased with increasing salt concentration and was highest with 120 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- increasing salt concentrationse0
- Outcome
- Proline contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- highest value was obtained for 120 mM NaCl applicatione0
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e0“Proline contents of the plants were increased with increasing salt concentrations, and the highest value was obtained for 120 mM NaCl application.”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
Claim · model-written summary
Salt concentration significantly affected maize N, K and P contents.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- salt concentrationse0
- Outcome
- N, K and P contentse0
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e0“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl gave the greatest and MgSO 4 the least reduction in N, K and P contents.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- NaCl applicatione0
- Outcome
- N, K and P contentst1
- Direction
- highest reduction ratee0
- Comparator
- MgSO 4e0
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e0“The highest reduction rate was determined with NaCl application, but the lowest with MgSO 4 .”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fe, Mn and Cu contents had the greatest decline with NaCl and the least with CaCl 2.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- NaCle0
- Outcome
- Fe, Mn and Cu contentse0
- Direction
- highest reductione0
- Comparator
- CaCl 2e0
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e0“Fe, Mn and Cu contents of the plants showed similar variation: the highest reduction was recorded with NaCl and the lowest with CaCl 2 .”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”
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Zn content declined most under MgSO 4 and least under NaCl.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- MgSO 4 applicatione0
- Outcome
- Zn contente0
- Direction
- highest decreasee0
- Comparator
- NaCle0
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e0“The highest decrease in Zn content occurred with MgSO 4 application, but the lowest with NaCl.”
t0“corn”
t1“The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P contents of the plants were significant.”