The Effect Of Sodium Chloride On Growth And Quality Of Plectranthus Forsteri 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 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.