?RESPONSE OF LEGUMES TO SALT STRESS: EFFECT ON GROWTH AND NITROGEN FIXATION OF CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM VAR. CM-72)

Authors

  • BANARAS HUSSAIN NIAZI Plant Nutrition Laboratory, F-I12, NARC, Park Road, Islamabad,Pakistan
  • HAMID RASHID Plant Nutrition Laboratory, F-I12, NARC, Park Road, Islamabad,Pakistan

Keywords:

Salt stress, Nitrogen fixation, Chickpea.

Abstract

Inagreenhouseexperiment,chickpea(CM-72)wassubjectedtodifferentsalinitylevelsunderun-inoculated and
rhizobialinoculationtostudyeffectiveness (noduleformation)andgrowthoftheplant.Tnasetofinoculatedplants,the
plantsdiedat6.0 dSrrr' andbeyondatfloweringstageshowingtheirsensitivitytowardsalinity.Plantheight,drymatter
yield(DMY),N-content(mg/plant)decreasedwithincreasingsalinitylevelsinbothinoculatedandun-inoculated plants
atallgrowth stages.Nodulationwasadverselyaffectedduetopresenceofsalinityinthegrowthmedium.Percentcrude
proteinincreased withincreasingsalinity.Percentcrudeproteincomparativelyincreasedininoculated plantsthan un-
inoculatedones.Chickpeaissensitivetosalinity.Seedtreatmentwithrhizobialinoculummayimprovetheproteincon-'
tent of plant under saline conditions.

Published

1995-05-22

How to Cite

NIAZI, B. H., & RASHID, H. (1995). ?RESPONSE OF LEGUMES TO SALT STRESS: EFFECT ON GROWTH AND NITROGEN FIXATION OF CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM VAR. CM-72). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 38(3-4), 134–137. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2454

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 3-4 (1995): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles