Response of the Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. to the soil salinity – a greenhouse experiment

Authors

  • Božena Šerá Institute of Nanobiology and Structural Biology of GCRC
  • Iveta Hrušková Institute of Nanobiology and Structural Biology of GCRC
  • Markéta Nováková Institute of Nanobiology and Structural Biology of GCRC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/v10090-011-0010-y

Keywords

plant growth, soil contamination, weed

Abstract

Large crabgrass is not registered in the Ellenberg’s list of halophyte species, but it growths in salt contaminated soil along roads. Our manipulative experiment in greenhouse was focused on growth activities of Large crabgrass in salt soil condition. Saline solutions of sodium chloride were 0, 0.12, 0.25, 0.50, 0.99, and 1.96%. The experiment confirmed the successful growth and development of Large crabgrass in soil contaminated with salt (0.12% of NaCl). The inhibitive effect was found in soil with NaCl concentration more than 0.12%.

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2011-07-08

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ŠERÁ, Božena, HRUŠKOVÁ, Iveta and NOVÁKOVÁ, Markéta. Response of the Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. to the soil salinity – a greenhouse experiment. Ecological Questions. Online. 8 July 2011. Vol. 14, pp. 39-40. [Accessed 6 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/v10090-011-0010-y.

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Vol. 14 (2011): Ecology of Halophytes and Saline Habitats

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