Indian Journal of Plant Physiology

  • Year: 1997
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Effect of Sodium Chloride and Calcium Chloride Salinity on the Seedling Growth of Cowpea

  • Author:
  • G. Rema Devi, P. K. Gopalakrishnan
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 79 to 80

Department of Botany, N.S.S.H. College, Changanacherry, Kerala

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the seedling growth of cowpea in distilled water and in various saline solutions of sodium chloride and calcium chloride (1000, 3000 and 5000 ppm) after 96 h of sowing. The root, shoot and total seedling length decreased significantly at salinity levels of both the salts. The fresh and dry weight also decreased with increase in salinity levels of both the salts.