Effects of NaCl and CaCl₂ as Eustress Factors on Growth, Yield, and Mineral Composition of Hydroponically Grown Valerianella locusta.

ABSTRACT: Corn salad (Valerianella locusta) is a popular winter salad, cultivated as an ingredient for ready-to-eat salads. The application of mild salinity stress (eustress) can increase the flavor and reduce the nitrate content of certain crops but, at the same time, a wrong choice of the eustress type and dose can negatively affect the overall productivity. In this research, the effects of different isosmotic salt solutions, corresponding to two different electrical conductivity (EC) levels, were investigated on the yield and mineral composition of hydroponically grown Valerianella locusta "Elixir". Five nutrient solutions (NS) were compared, including a basic NS used as the control, and four saline NS were obtained by adding to the basic NS either NaCl or CaCl₂ at two ra

SUBMITTER: Voutsinos-Frantzis O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10097257 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature