Growth and development of stock (Matthiola incana) under salinity
Bruria Heuer A C and Israela Ravina BA Institute of Soils, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO, Israel.
B Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Lowdermilk Division of Agricultural Engineering, Technion, Israel.
C Corresponding author; email: bruriah@volcani.agri.gov.il
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 55(8) 907-910 https://doi.org/10.1071/AR04024
Submitted: 5 February 2004 Accepted: 8 July 2004 Published: 31 August 2004
Abstract
Stock plants (Matthiola incana) are oil plants rich in omega-3 linolenic acid. The possibility of irrigating stock plants with saline water was tested under greenhouse conditions. High salinity levels affect plant growth expressed as plant height and accumulation of fresh weight. This is also true for the number of flowers and fruits and for seed yield. It can be concluded that irrigation of stock with saline water is feasible and could be recommended as an alternative approach to save fresh water.
Additional keywords: salinity; Matthiola incana; growth; seed yield.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Dr Zohara Yaniv for her advice concerning stock plants and to Dr M. A. Demiral, Sara Davidov, and Dan Shafferman for their technical assistance. This research was supported by the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture, by the Water Institute of the Technion, and by the Fund for Promotion of Research at the Technion.
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