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The stimulating effects of NaCl on root growth of Rhodes grass ( Chloris gayana )
Author(s) -
Waisel Y.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1985.tb08532.x
Subject(s) - chloris gayana , salinity , forage , agronomy , halophyte , biology , botany , ecology , dry matter
Rhodes grass ( Chloris gayana Kunth. cv. common) is a halophytic forage grass. Like most halophyles, its growth is positively affected by low levels of salinity but is inhibited by high salinity. However, such a definition is not clear and not unmistakable: NaCl concentrations which inhibit the growth of the whole plant stimulate the growth of single roots when applied to them individually.