Articles
FLOWERING NATIVE PLANTS ABLE TO WITHSTAND ELEVATED ABIOTIC SALT STRESS
Article number
898_12
Pages
103 – 111
Language
English
Abstract
Many areas of the world have a similar arid and semi-arid environment as South Texas.
A significant challenge facing revegetation and beautification efforts of South Texas coastal region soils is finding native plant species that thrive in high saline soils and extended drought conditions.
The objective of this study was to find native South Texas flowering plants that are well adapted to high saline conditions.. A summer-time salinity greenhouse survey was performed on several young flowering plants.
To better mimic coastal sea breeze spray conditions, seedlings were grown for four months in sea salt solutions with electrical conductivity levels ranging from 2 to 30 dS m-1. Several plants evaluated demonstrated fair to good tolerance to salinity stress.
Introduction of these flowering native species may lead to increased soil stabilization and beautification on windblown coastal regions.
Further stand establish¬ment evaluation is needed for these plant species in an outdoor saline environment to better screen which flowering plants would hold up to extensive salinity stress outside of greenhouse conditions.
A significant challenge facing revegetation and beautification efforts of South Texas coastal region soils is finding native plant species that thrive in high saline soils and extended drought conditions.
The objective of this study was to find native South Texas flowering plants that are well adapted to high saline conditions.. A summer-time salinity greenhouse survey was performed on several young flowering plants.
To better mimic coastal sea breeze spray conditions, seedlings were grown for four months in sea salt solutions with electrical conductivity levels ranging from 2 to 30 dS m-1. Several plants evaluated demonstrated fair to good tolerance to salinity stress.
Introduction of these flowering native species may lead to increased soil stabilization and beautification on windblown coastal regions.
Further stand establish¬ment evaluation is needed for these plant species in an outdoor saline environment to better screen which flowering plants would hold up to extensive salinity stress outside of greenhouse conditions.
Publication
Authors
S.D. Nelson, L. Rock, M. Sètamou, J. Lloyd-Reilley
Keywords
salinity tolerance, crop stress, forage, native grasses, native flowers
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