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<p>In our research, the salt stress of two sweet corn hybrids (Tyson and Sweetstar) was induced by irrigation with saline water in a pot experiment. We studied the possibility of the decrease of the negative effects of salt stress by applying <italic>1-Triacontanol</italic> (TRIA) in various (3, 6, and 9 μM) doses. Plant height, raw biomass, root biomass, parameters characterizing the photosynthetic activity (SPAD, NDVI, chlorophyll content), and proline content were determined in order to quantify the effect of the TRIA treatment on salt tolerance. We concluded that triacontanol treatments had a positive effect on the studied parameters of both hybrids.</p>
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In our research, the salt stress of two sweet corn hybrids (Tyson and Sweetstar) was induced by irrigation with saline water in a pot experiment. We studied the possibility of the decrease of the negative effects of salt stress by applying 1-Triacontanol (TRIA) in various (3, 6, and 9 μM) doses. Plant height, raw biomass, root biomass, parameters characterizing the photosynthetic activity (SPAD, NDVI, chlorophyll content), and proline content were determined in order to quantify the effect of the TRIA treatment on salt tolerance. We concluded that triacontanol treatments had a positive effect on the studied parameters of both hybrids.

Assessment of 1-Triacontanol treatment of sweet corn (<italic>Zea mays</italic> L. convar. <italic>saccharata</italic>) aimed at the improvement of salt tolerance based on a pot experiment

University of Debrecen 138 Böszörményi St

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment

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Assessment of 1-Triacontanol treatment of sweet corn ( L. convar. ) aimed at the improvement of salt tolerance based on a pot experiment

In our research, the salt stress of two sweet corn hybrids (Tyson and Sweetstar) was induced by irrigation with saline water in a pot experiment. We studied...

Assessment of 1-Triacontanol treatment of sweet corn (Zea mays L. convar. saccharata) aimed at the improvement of salt tolerance based on a pot experiment

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 1 - 12

Received: Mar 15, 2022

Accepted: Apr 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausae-2022-0001

Keywords
salt stress, Sweetstar, photosynthetic activity, chlorophyll content

© 2022 Lúcia Sinka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Assessment of 1-Triacontanol treatment of sweet corn (Zea mays L. convar. saccharata) aimed at the improvement of salt tolerance based on a pot experiment

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 1 - 12

Received: Mar 15, 2022

Accepted: Apr 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausae-2022-0001

Keywordssalt stress, Sweetstar, photosynthetic activity, chlorophyll content

© 2022 Lúcia Sinka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
salt stress, Sweetstar, photosynthetic activity, chlorophyll content