Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance

The demand for salinity-tolerant turfgrasses is increasing due to augmented use of effluent or low-quality water (sea water) for turf irrigation and the growing turfgrass industry in coastal areas. Experimental plants, grown in plastic pots filled with a mixture of river sand and KOSASR peat (9 : 1)...

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Main Authors:	Uddin, Md. Kamal, Juraimi, Abdul Shukor, Ismail, Mohd. Razi, Hossain, Md. Alamgir, Othman, Radziah, Abdul Rahim, Anuar
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Scientific World Journal 2012
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366220/

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spelling	pubmed-33662202012-06-04 Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance Uddin, Md. Kamal Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Ismail, Mohd. Razi Hossain, Md. Alamgir Othman, Radziah Abdul Rahim, Anuar Research Article The demand for salinity-tolerant turfgrasses is increasing due to augmented use of effluent or low-quality water (sea water) for turf irrigation and the growing turfgrass industry in coastal areas. Experimental plants, grown in plastic pots filled with a mixture of river sand and KOSASR peat (9 : 1), were irrigated with sea water at different dilutions imparting salinity levels of 0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, or 48 dS m−1. Salinity tolerance was evaluated on the basis of leaf firing, shoot and root growth reduction, proline content, and relative water content. Paspalum vaginatum was found to be most salt tolerant followed by Zoysia japonica and Zoysia matrella, while Digitaria didactyla, Cynodon dactylon “Tifdwarf,” and Cynodon dactylon “Satiri” were moderately tolerant. The results indicate the importance of turfgrass varietal selection for saline environments. The Scientific World Journal 2012-05-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3366220/ /pubmed/22666166 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/905468 Text en Copyright © 2012 Md. Kamal Uddin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Uddin, Md. Kamal Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Ismail, Mohd. Razi Hossain, Md. Alamgir Othman, Radziah Abdul Rahim, Anuar
spellingShingle	Uddin, Md. Kamal Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Ismail, Mohd. Razi Hossain, Md. Alamgir Othman, Radziah Abdul Rahim, Anuar Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance
author_facet	Uddin, Md. Kamal Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Ismail, Mohd. Razi Hossain, Md. Alamgir Othman, Radziah Abdul Rahim, Anuar
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title	Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance
title_short	Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance
title_full	Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance
title_fullStr	Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance
title_full_unstemmed	Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance
title_sort	physiological and growth responses of six turfgrass species relative to salinity tolerance
description	The demand for salinity-tolerant turfgrasses is increasing due to augmented use of effluent or low-quality water (sea water) for turf irrigation and the growing turfgrass industry in coastal areas. Experimental plants, grown in plastic pots filled with a mixture of river sand and KOSASR peat (9 : 1), were irrigated with sea water at different dilutions imparting salinity levels of 0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, or 48 dS m−1. Salinity tolerance was evaluated on the basis of leaf firing, shoot and root growth reduction, proline content, and relative water content. Paspalum vaginatum was found to be most salt tolerant followed by Zoysia japonica and Zoysia matrella, while Digitaria didactyla, Cynodon dactylon “Tifdwarf,” and Cynodon dactylon “Satiri” were moderately tolerant. The results indicate the importance of turfgrass varietal selection for saline environments.
publisher	The Scientific World Journal
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Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance

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