Influence of aqueous leaf extract of common lambsquarters and NaCl salinity on the germination, growth, and nutrient content of wheat |
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Authors: | S M Alam M A Khan S M Mujtaba A Shereen |
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Institution: | (1) Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tandojam, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | Aqueous leaf extract of common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album L.) was evaluated alone or in combination with NaCl salinity for its influence on germination, seedling growth and contents
of Na, K, and Ca by shoots and roots of wheat. The leaf extract and NaCl alone or in combination did not have any significant
effect on germination, but the shoot and root lengths of seedlings and their dry weight decreased significantly by the treatments.
Root growth was affected more than the shoot. The combination of leaf extract and NaCl drastically reduced the growth more
than the separate effects of these stress treatments.
The incorporation of leaf extract in the growth media decreased the content of Na by shoot, whereas the contents of K and
Ca increased. NaCl treatments in combination with leaf extract increased the content of Na. Similar increases were observed
for K and Ca in shoot, while these nutrients were increased in roots compared to control. |
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Keywords: | common lambsquarters leaf extracts NaCl nutrient content wheat |
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