Assessment of the Physiological Condition of Spring Barley Plants in Conditions of Increased Soil Salinity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Growth Conditions
2.2. Measurement of Gas Exchange
2.3. Measurement of the Relative Chlorophyll Content
2.4. Measurement of Chlorophyll Fluorescence
2.5. Determination of Fresh Mass and Assessment of Plant Condition
- FM (%)—calculated weight of fresh plants;
- mss—the mass of the above-ground part of plants subjected to salinity;
- mc—the mass of above-ground part of control plants.
2.6. Analysis of Na and K Content in Leaves and Roots
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Effect of Salinity on the Relative Content of Chlorophyll in Barley Leaves (CCI)
3.2. The Influence of Salinity on the Parameters of Chlorophyll Fluorescence
3.3. The Influence of Salt Stress on the Course of Gas Exchange
3.4. The Effect of Salt Stress on the Fresh Mass of Barley Plants and Plant Condition
3.5. Ion Content in Roots and Leaves (Na+ and K+)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tobiasz-Salach, R.; Stadnik, B.; Migut, D. Assessment of the Physiological Condition of Spring Barley Plants in Conditions of Increased Soil Salinity. Agronomy 2021, 11, 1928. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11101928
Tobiasz-Salach R, Stadnik B, Migut D. Assessment of the Physiological Condition of Spring Barley Plants in Conditions of Increased Soil Salinity. Agronomy. 2021; 11(10):1928. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11101928
Chicago/Turabian StyleTobiasz-Salach, Renata, Barbara Stadnik, and Dagmara Migut. 2021. "Assessment of the Physiological Condition of Spring Barley Plants in Conditions of Increased Soil Salinity" Agronomy 11, no. 10: 1928. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11101928