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dc.contributor.advisorRaitt, Lincoln
dc.contributor.advisorAalbers, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Muftah Ahmed
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-14T10:04:04Z
dc.date.available2023-06-14T10:04:04Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11394/10242
dc.descriptionPhilosophiae Doctor - PhDen_US
dc.description.abstractThe history of salt tolerance and the factors effecting salt resistance of plants were literature surveyed, and it was concluded that ion concentration, salt accumulation, compatible solutes and the genetic traits play a major role in the salt tolerance of plants. Differences in salt resistance of wheat cultivars were investigated at the germination and early seedling stages. Considerable intervarietal differences in salt resistance between wheat cultivars were reported. The interaction between salinity and plant hormones was studied and showed that N6- benzyladinin treatments caused some changes in some parameters that were studies, GA3 treatments showed more effects on these parameters of salt stressed plants. This study showed that the treatment with some organic acids, citric acid and malic acid, did not cause significant changes in the parameters measured of the wheat plants. No effects on seed germination were due to the decreases in the pH value due to the GA3 treatment were found. The study concludes that treatment of salt stressed wheat cultivars with GA3 could alleviate some of harmful effects of high salt levels, and that it could be useful to treat plants grown in brackish soil or saline environment.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSalt toleranceen_US
dc.subjectSalt resistanceen_US
dc.subjectSalinityen_US
dc.subjectSalt stressen_US
dc.subjectNaClen_US
dc.subjectNaen_US
dc.subjectClen_US
dc.subjectKen_US
dc.subjectNa/Ken_US
dc.subjectCden_US
dc.subjectMgen_US
dc.subjectWheaten_US
dc.subjectTriticumen_US
dc.subjectGibberellic aciden_US
dc.subjectGAren_US
dc.subjectBenzyladenineen_US
dc.subjectCompatible solutesen_US
dc.subjectOsmotic effectsen_US
dc.subjectProlineen_US
dc.subjectSeed germinationen_US
dc.subjectCitric aciden_US
dc.subjectMalic aciden_US
dc.subjectpH effectsen_US
dc.titleSalt tolerance and modification of wheat salt resistance by plant hormonesen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US


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