Claim · model-written summary
Potassium-induced increases in relative water content and membrane stability were interpreted as protective against salt stress.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutumt0 - Treatment
- Ke0
- Outcome
- protective mechanisms against NaCl stresse0
- Qualifier
- relative water content and membrane stability indexe0
Verbatim
e0“In conclusion, K-induced decrease in Na + , increase in Ca 2+ , K + , K + : Na + ratio, relative water content and membrane stability index provide protective mechanisms against NaCl stress.”
t0“cotton”
Title
Muhammad Ashraf; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Imtiaz; et al. Soil & Environment 2017. doi:10.25252/se/17/31054
Other claims from this paper (18)
- Intervention effect NaCl significantly increased shoot sodium and chloride.
- Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot potassium, potassium:sodium ratio and calcium.
- Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot magnesium.
- Intervention effect Increasing external NaCl significantly reduced plant growth, yield and fiber quality.
- Intervention effect Additional potassium reduced shoot sodium under both salt levels.
- Intervention effect Additional potassium increased shoot potassium, calcium and magnesium.
- Intervention effect Additional potassium improved plant growth, yield attributes and fiber quality at both salt levels.
- Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 116% at NaCl 100.
- Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 246% at NaCl 100.
- Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 188% at NaCl 180.
- Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 294% at NaCl 180.
- Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 38.27% at NaCl 100.
- Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 60.49% at NaCl 100.
- Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 75.12% at NaCl 180.
- Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 136% at NaCl 180.
- Intervention effect Higher potassium application gave more prominent amelioration at both salt levels.
- Mechanism Potassium-induced ion balance changes were interpreted as protective mechanisms against salt stress.
- Recommendation The authors recommend field confirmation and evaluation of economic feasibility.