<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Experiments were conducted on the response of <italic>Plectranthus forsteri</italic> ‘Nico’ to NaCl. Plants were grown in pots of 1.5 dm3 and 0.15 dm3 water solution of NaCl at concentrations 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 g dm−3 in 2011 and 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 g dm−3 in 2012 were applied one time in the beginning of experiment. Sodium chloride applied at 10-40 g NaCl·dm−3 water, reduced plant growth and values of SPAD readings. It may be stated that <italic>Plectranthus forsteri</italic> ‘Nico’ plants are tolerant to medium concentrations of sodium chloride (5-20 g NaCl·dm−3 water) and therefore can be planted in flowerbeds in urbanized areas.</abstract>

Experiments were conducted on the response of Plectranthus forsteri ‘Nico’ to NaCl. Plants were grown in pots of 1.5 dm3 and 0.15 dm3 water solution of NaCl at concentrations 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 g dm−3 in 2011 and 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 g dm−3 in 2012 were applied one time in the beginning of experiment. Sodium chloride applied at 10-40 g NaCl·dm−3 water, reduced plant growth and values of SPAD readings. It may be stated that Plectranthus forsteri ‘Nico’ plants are tolerant to medium concentrations of sodium chloride (5-20 g NaCl·dm−3 water) and therefore can be planted in flowerbeds in urbanized areas.

The Effect Of Sodium Chloride On Growth And Quality Of <italic>Plectranthus Forsteri</italic> Benth. ‘Nico’

Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland

Journal of Horticultural Research

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The Effect Of Sodium Chloride On Growth And Quality Of  Benth. ‘Nico’

Experiments were conducted on the response of Plectranthus forsteri ‘Nico’ to NaCl. Plants were grown in pots of 1.5 dm3 and 0.15 dm3 water solution of NaCl at...

The Effect Of Sodium Chloride On Growth And Quality Of Plectranthus Forsteri Benth. ‘Nico’

Published Online: Sep 23, 2015

Page range: 17 - 20

Received: May 01, 2015

Accepted: Jun 01, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2015-0003

Keywords
salinity, growth in urbanized area

© Agnieszka Krzymińska et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Effect Of Sodium Chloride On Growth And Quality Of Plectranthus Forsteri Benth. ‘Nico’

Published Online: Sep 23, 2015

Page range: 17 - 20

Received: May 01, 2015

Accepted: Jun 01, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2015-0003

Keywordssalinity, growth in urbanized area

© Agnieszka Krzymińska et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
salinity, growth in urbanized area