This study was carried out in 2009-2011, in the laboratories of science faculty -
Tishreen University. The seeds of three genotypes: Sham8, Sakha8,AUS 29639 of bread
wheat were planted in hydroponic cultures irrigated with Hoagland liquid in a grow
th
chamber to compare the effect of three salt concentrations (0, 100,200 mm of NaCl) on
proline and carbohydrate contents in three growth stages 21, 28, 35 of the experiment.
There was an increase of proline and carbohydrate contents in all cultivars with
increased salinity during the three growth stages of plants. Proline contents increased in
Sham8 with low rates compare with Sakha8, AUS 29639. It increased in Sakha8 with the
increase of salinity which reached 348% in the third growth stage in concentration 200 mm
NaCl, while Proline concentration reached the highest value in AUS 29639 (524%). The
carbohydrate content reached the highest value in Sakha8 in NaCl concentration 200 in the
first growth stage (238070%) compared with the control, and (204.34%) in third stage in
NaCl concentration 200mM compare with the control.
The results of the study indicate the superiority of Sakha8, AUS 29639 in salt
tolerance through accumulating suitable rates of proline and carbohydrates. AUS 29639
was more resistant to salt stress than Sakha8. We may use these results later in other
physiological and genetical studies.
This research aims at studying the effect of irrigation with different levels of NaCl on
the growth and development of Syrian pears (Pyrus syriaca). The results showed that:
1. Salt stress reduced chlorophyll content (a,b and a+b) in salt treatment
s compared to
the control , which contained 67.48 mg/g (a), 111.62 mg/g (b) and 204.76 mg/g (a+b),
while 1750 ppm of NaCl treatment contained 49.34 mg/g (a), 49.86 mg/g (b) and 158.77
mg/g (a+b) respectively. Treatment with 500 ppm of NaCl increased significantly
chlorophyll content compared to other salt treatments.
2. Leaves content of proline increased with increasing NaCl levels. It reached 870.8
ng/g when irrigation water contained 1250 ppm of NaCl, while it decreased in other salt
treatments. Leaves dry matter increased with the increase salt levels (24.50% for the
control, and 44.86% for 1750 ppm of NaCl).
A hydroponic culture experiment was conducted under the green house
conditions, at the general commission of scientific agricultural research, and
the faculty of agriculture, Damascus university, during the year 2002-003.
The objectives of this in
vestigation concentrated on the influence of four
salinity levels (0-50-100-150 mM NaCl) on some physiological parameters of
eight sorghum genotypes. The experiment was designed in a RCB design with
three replications.
