Morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of three different soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> L.) varieties under salinity stress conditions.

ABSTRACT: Salinity is one of the most detrimental factors for the growth performance and productivity of crops worldwide. Therefore, understanding crop responses or growth potentials and their effectiveness in salinity mitigation is highly important for the selection of salinity-tolerant plant varieties. In this study, the effects of salinity at various stress levels (0 mM, 50 mM, 100 mM, and 150 mM NaCl) on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical parameters of three soybean varieties ('Afigat', 'Gishama', and 'Pawi-2') were investigated. The results showed that salinity significantly reduced morphological traits including plant height, number of leaves per plant, stem thickness, shoot and root length, and fresh and dry weight. This reduction was more prominent in the 'Afigat' variety for

SUBMITTER: Kokebie D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443463 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature