Effects of salt on cell membranes of germinating seeds
Authors
Richard D. BlissKathryn A. Platt-Aloia
William W. Thomson
Authors Affiliations
Richard D. Bliss is Visiting Postgraduate Research Botanist Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside; Kathryn A. Platt-Aloia is Research Associate Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside; William W. Thomson is Professor of Botany. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 38(10):24-25. DOI:10.3733/ca.v038n10p24. October 1984.
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Abstract
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Salt stress inhibits growth throughout the plant life cycle, but seed germination is generally the most sensitive stage. Salt stress mimics water stress in many ways, leading to the suggestion that the principal effect of salt is osmotic. However, since some salts are more inhibitory than others, specific toxic effects must also be involved. Although sodium chloride is among the less toxic salts, it is one of the most common and thus one of the most troublesome to agriculture.
Bliss R, Platt-Aloia K, Thomson W. 1984. Effects of salt on cell membranes of germinating seeds. Hilgardia 38(10):24-25. DOI:10.3733/ca.v038n10p24
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