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Interactive effects of salinity, nitrate, light, and seed weight on the germination of the halophyte Crithmum maritimum
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A. Atia Centre de Biotechnologies à la Technopole de Borj Cedria Laboratoire d’Adaptation des Plantes aux Stress Abiotiques BP 901 Hammam-Lif 2050 Tunisia

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A. Debez Centre de Biotechnologies à la Technopole de Borj Cedria Laboratoire d’Adaptation des Plantes aux Stress Abiotiques BP 901 Hammam-Lif 2050 Tunisia

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M. Rabhi Centre de Biotechnologies à la Technopole de Borj Cedria Laboratoire d’Adaptation des Plantes aux Stress Abiotiques BP 901 Hammam-Lif 2050 Tunisia

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A. Smaoui Centre de Biotechnologies à la Technopole de Borj Cedria Laboratoire d’Adaptation des Plantes aux Stress Abiotiques BP 901 Hammam-Lif 2050 Tunisia

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C. Abdelly Centre de Biotechnologies à la Technopole de Borj Cedria Laboratoire d’Adaptation des Plantes aux Stress Abiotiques BP 901 Hammam-Lif 2050 Tunisia

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433–439
Online Publication Date:
16 Dec 2009
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/abiol.60.2009.4.9
Keywords:
Crithmum maritimum ; germination; halophyte; light; nitrate; salinity
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Interaction of salinity, nitrate, light, and seed weight on the germination of Crithmum maritimum was investigated. Seeds of three size categories were germinated at 0–200 mM NaCl with either 0, 5 or 20 mM KNO 3 . Experiments were done under darkness, white light, or red light. Regardless of seed weight, germination was maximal in distilled water. Under salinity, the smallest seeds showed the highest germination percentage. Salt impact was amplified by darkness, but was mitigated by nitrate supply, red light and their combination. At the same PPFD, germination of T2 seeds was higher, when exposed to red light than under white light, suggesting that germination was more influenced by the light type than by the PPFD. As a whole, not only salinity, nutrient availability, seed weight, and light, but also their interaction may control the germination of this halophyte.

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