Abstract
The increasing water demand for dmestic and industrial water users in the water-scarce Mediterranean region is effecting the availbility of fresh water supplies for agriculture. Whereas much research has been done on the effect of irrigation with low-quality water on saline tolerant species, little is known about the salinity tolerance of legume and forage cultivars. The salinity tolerance of 200 lentil cultivars(Lens culinaris), 205 chickpea cultivars (Cicer arietinum) and five tall fescue cultivars (Fescua Arundinacea Schreb.) was tested in vitro, using four different salinity levels (0.5, 4, 7,10 dS/m). A second screening was done after pre-soaking the seeds for 24 hours in water (0.5 dS/m). The effect of X-ray (96 Kv, 200 mas,/sec, 5 sec interval) on the germination of lentil under these conditions was also tested. In addition, 21 promising lentil varieties were tested in sand-filled pots in the greenhouse. Average germination of the 200 lentil cultivars varied between 3% for the dry seeds at an EC of 10 dS/m to 59% for the pre-soaked seeds at an EC of 0.5 dS/m. For the 205 chickpea varieties germination varied between 40% for the dry seeds at an EC of 10 dS/m to 84% for the pre-soaked seeds at an EC of 0.5 dS/m.The experiment indicated that the chickpea cultivars were more saline tolerant than the lentil and tall fescue cultivars. The X-ray treatment had no clear effect on the germination and shoot growth of lentil. Results of the top 50 cultivars of each screening test indicated that even for the more resistant cultivars shoot growth becomes severly impaired at an EC of 4 dS/m and higher. In the greenhouse, 8 of the 21 pre-soaked lentil cultivars survived at an EC of 7 dS/m. The tall fescue cultivars did not survive the saline water treatment (4 dS/m and above). This study indicated that the chickpea cultivars were more saline tolerant than the lentil and tall fescue cultivars.
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Claim · model-written summary
Mean germination of 200 lentil cultivars ranged from 3% for dry seeds at EC 10 dS/m to 59% for pre-soaked seeds at EC 0.5 dS/m.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarise0 - Material
- 200 lentil cultivarse0
- Outcome
- Average germinatione0
- Value
- 3%e0
- Qualifier
- dry seeds at an EC of 10 dS/m to 59% for the pre-soaked seeds at an EC of 0.5 dS/me0
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Verbatim
e0“Average germination of the 200 lentil cultivars varied between 3% for the dry seeds at an EC of 10 dS/m to 59% for the pre-soaked seeds at an EC of 0.5 dS/m.”
Claim · model-written summary
Mean germination of 205 chickpea varieties ranged from 40% for dry seeds at EC 10 dS/m to 84% for pre-soaked seeds at EC 0.5 dS/m.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume0 - Material
- 205 chickpea varietiese0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Value
- 40%e0
- Qualifier
- dry seeds at an EC of 10 dS/m to 84% for the pre-soaked seeds at an EC of 0.5 dS/me0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“For the 205 chickpea varieties germination varied between 40% for the dry seeds at an EC of 10 dS/m to 84% for the pre-soaked seeds at an EC of 0.5 dS/m.”
Claim · model-written summary
Chickpea cultivars were more saline tolerant than lentil cultivars.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinume0
- Material
- chickpea cultivarse0
- Outcome
- saline tolerante0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- lentile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The experiment indicated that the chickpea cultivars were more saline tolerant than the lentil and tall fescue cultivars.”
Claim · model-written summary
Chickpea cultivars were more saline tolerant than tall fescue cultivars.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinume0
- Material
- chickpea cultivarse0
- Outcome
- saline tolerante0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- tall fescue cultivarse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The experiment indicated that the chickpea cultivars were more saline tolerant than the lentil and tall fescue cultivars.”
Claim · model-written summary
X-ray treatment had no clear effect on lentil germination and shoot growth.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarise0
- Treatment
- X-ray treatmente0
- Outcome
- germination and shoot growthe0
- Direction
- no clear effecte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The X-ray treatment had no clear effect on the germination and shoot growth of lentil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Even the more resistant cultivars had severely impaired shoot growth at EC 4 dS/m and higher.
Verbatim
e0“even for the more resistant cultivars shoot growth becomes severly impaired at an EC of 4 dS/m and higher”
Claim · model-written summary
Eight of 21 pre-soaked lentil cultivars survived at EC 7 dS/m in the greenhouse.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarise0
- Material
- lentil cultivarse0
- Organ / stage
- pre-soakede0
- Outcome
- survivede0
- Value
- 8 of the 21e0
- Qualifier
- at an EC of 7 dS/me0
- Setting
- greenhousee0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In the greenhouse, 8 of the 21 pre-soaked lentil cultivars survived at an EC of 7 dS/m.”
Claim · model-written summary
Tall fescue cultivars did not survive saline water treatment at 4 dS/m and above.
- Taxon
- tall fescue
Lolium arundinaceume0 - Material
- tall fescue cultivarse0
- Treatment
- saline water treatment (4 dS/m and above)e0
- Outcome
- did not survivee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The tall fescue cultivars did not survive the saline water treatment (4 dS/m and above).”
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