Abstract
Salinity is a major limiting factor which disrupts the plant physiology as well as reduces the plant growth. Salinity stress can be minimized by potassium application as it regulates the plant growth. Protective effect of potassium application on NaCl induced stress in two tomato genotypes (Nasir and Skyland-II) at two levels of NaCl (0 and 7.5 dS m−1) combined with two levels of soil -applied K (0 and 4.50 mM) as well as with two levels of foliar-applied K (0 and 2% solution) was studied. Results showed that Skyland-II had significantly more dry biomass production, shoot K+ concentration under saline condition (7.5 dS m−1) and Nasir tomato genotype. Potassium contents were significantly higher when potassium was applied which reduced the adverse effect of salinity and thus enhanced the plant biomass. The increasing concentration of potassium in the Skyland-II genotype positively affected chlorophyll contents, stomatal conductance and K+/Na+ ratio. Salinity stress adversely reduced plant growth in both of the genotypes. It was concluded that potassium application improved plant growth especially in the Skyland-II genotype. Comparing the application methods, the soil applied potassium improved plant growth and decreased the adverse effect of salinity and could be used as an effective method for better production.
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Claim · model-written summary
Under saline condition, Skyland-II tomato had significantly more dry biomass and shoot K+ concentration than the Nasir genotype.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- Skyland-IIe0
- Treatment
- saline condition (7.5 dS m−1)e0
- Outcome
- dry biomass production, shoot K+ concentratione0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- Nasir tomato genotypee0
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Verbatim
e0“Skyland-II had significantly more dry biomass production, shoot K+ concentration under saline condition (7.5 dS m−1) and Nasir tomato genotype”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium contents in tomato were significantly higher when potassium was applied.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- potassium was appliede0
- Outcome
- Potassium contentse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Potassium contents were significantly higher when potassium was applied”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium application reduced the adverse effect of salinity and enhanced tomato plant biomass.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- potassium was appliede0
- Outcome
- plant biomasse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Qualifier
- reduced the adverse effect of salinitye0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Potassium contents were significantly higher when potassium was applied which reduced the adverse effect of salinity and thus enhanced the plant biomass”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing potassium concentration in Skyland-II positively affected chlorophyll contents, stomatal conductance and K+/Na+ ratio.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Skyland-IIe0
- Treatment
- increasing concentration of potassiume0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contents, stomatal conductance and K+/Na+ ratioe0
- Direction
- positively affectede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The increasing concentration of potassium in the Skyland-II genotype positively affected chlorophyll contents, stomatal conductance and K+/Na+ ratio”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity stress adversely reduced plant growth in both tomato genotypes.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- both of the genotypese0
- Treatment
- Salinity stresse0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Salinity stress adversely reduced plant growth in both of the genotypes”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium application improved plant growth especially in the Skyland-II genotype.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Skyland-II genotypee0
- Treatment
- potassium applicatione0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“potassium application improved plant growth especially in the Skyland-II genotype”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil-applied potassium, compared with the foliar method, improved plant growth and decreased the adverse effect of salinity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- the soil applied potassiume0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Qualifier
- decreased the adverse effect of salinitye0
- Comparator
- the application methodse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Comparing the application methods, the soil applied potassium improved plant growth and decreased the adverse effect of salinity”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend soil-applied potassium as an effective method for better tomato production under salinity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- effective method for better productione0
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Verbatim
e0“could be used as an effective method for better production”
t0“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)”
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