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Growth and Some Physiological Parameters of Four Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivars as Affected by Salinity

1,יR.A Khavari-Nejad, ly Najafi and نويسنده , Khavari-Nejad R.A نويسنده , Najafi F. نويسنده , Khavari-Nejad S. نويسنده

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The comparative responses of certain biochemical and physiological characteristics to salinity were studied in 4 cultivars of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) plants. Eight weeks old plants were treated with NaCl at 0, 25 and 50 mM in nutrient solutions. Plants were gro\Vll under controlled environment and harvested after 3 weeks for measurements of biochemical and physiological parameters. Results showed that in 25 mM NaCl for cultivars of ET5 and C3-3, soluble sugars in leaves, photosynthetic rate and growth parameters were significantly increased as compared to those of other cultivars. In 50 mM NaCI photosynthetic rate and soluble sugars were significantly increased only in ET5 cultivar as compared with those of others. Results indicated that in 25 mMNaCl, ET5 cultivar showed high growth responses and tolerated to 50 mM NaCL

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