Impact of salt stress on morphological and biochemical parameters of Zea mays

Authors(2) :-Ruqaya Jabeen, Zahoor Baba

This research was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of salinity stress on the growth and biochemical parameters of Zea mays. The salt concentrations of 25, 50, 75 and 100mM were compared to the blank which was without any salt stress. There was not a visible decline in growth as is shown in increased fresh and dry weights. The biochemical parameters like chlorophyll and Carotenoid contents as well as soluble protein showed a decrease owing to the salt stress. Soluble sugar showed an increase with stress which might be because of accumulation of proline, which is used in osmotic adjustment of plants.

Authors and Affiliations

Ruqaya Jabeen
Assistant Professor, College of Science and Arts, Addarb, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Zahoor Baba
Assistant Professor, Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, wadura sopore, SKUAST Kashmir India

Salinity, Zea mays, Salt stress, Proline

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 2 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 475-481
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1841105
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Ruqaya Jabeen, Zahoor Baba, " Impact of salt stress on morphological and biochemical parameters of Zea mays ", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.475-481, January-February-2018.
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