The effect of Atonik biostimulant on greenhouse pepper under salinity stress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Salinity is a significant abiotic stressor that adversely affects crop production, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This study investigates the potential of Atonik, an environmentally friendly biostimulant, to enhance plant resilience and bolster defenses against salt stress in two varieties of pepper: red and green.

Results

The results demonstrated that salinity stress generally reduced growth traits and physiological parameters, such as chlorophyll fluorescence, and phenol and flavonoid content, compared to non-saline conditions. However, treatment with 100 mg L^- 1 Atonik (At100) was able to increase chlorophyll fluorescence by 79% and total phenol content by 56% compared to At0 treatment under 100 mM NaCl (S100) conditions. Among the teste

SUBMITTER: Haghighi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751464 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature