Salt toleration by plants: enhancement with calcium.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 166 ·No. 3903 ·1969-10-17 ·Pages 395-6

Lahaye PA, Epstein E

Abstract

Bean plants subjected to a sodium chloride concentratioz about onetenth that of seawater for 1 week suffered no damage if the calcium concentration of the nutrient solution was 1 millimole per liter or higher, but at lower calcium concentrations damage was severe and apparently due to a massive breakthrough of sodium into the leaves.

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Lahaye P A

Epstein E

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.166.3903.395

Published

1969-10-17

Pages

395-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3903.395 View journal details

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