BULGARIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, cilt.19, sa.5, ss.1061-1067, 2013 (ESCI, Scopus)
Agric. Sci., 19: 1061-1067
This research was carried out in a greenhouse to evaluate the response of bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd) to increasing
salinity levels. Saline irrigation waters with NaCl concentrations of 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 dS m-1 were applied to investigate the
salt tolerance of the plants. Shoot and root length (cm), shoot and root fresh and dry weight (g/plant), Na+, K+, Cl- (%) content
of dry matter and Na+:K+ ratio, crude protein, Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) and Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) parameters
were investigated. Research results revealed reduced growth parameters with elevated salt levels. While Na+, Cl- contents of
shoot and root dry matter, crude protein and crude ash percentage increased with elevated NaCl concentrations, a decrease
was observed in ADF and NDF.
Key words: bitter vetch, Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd, NaCl, salt stress, ion accumulation
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Agric. Sci., 19: 1061-1067
This research was carried out in a greenhouse to evaluate the response of bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd) to increasing
salinity levels. Saline irrigation waters with NaCl concentrations of 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 dS m-1 were applied to investigate the
salt tolerance of the plants. Shoot and root length (cm), shoot and root fresh and dry weight (g/plant), Na+, K+, Cl- (%) content
of dry matter and Na+:K+ ratio, crude protein, Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) and Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) parameters
were investigated. Research results revealed reduced growth parameters with elevated salt levels. While Na+, Cl- contents of
shoot and root dry matter, crude protein and crude ash percentage increased with elevated NaCl concentrations, a decrease
was observed in ADF and NDF.
Key words: bitter vetch, Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd, NaCl, salt stress, ion accumulation