What are the effects of salinity on plant growth?
• Slow and insufficient germination of seeds, a patchy stand of the crop; • Physiologic drought,wilting, and desiccation of plants; • stunted growth, small leaves, short stems and branches; • Blue-green leaf colour; • Retarded flowering,fewer flowers,sterility and smaller seeds; • Growth of salt-tolerent or halophilous weed plants; • As a result of all these unfavourable factors,lowyields of seeds and other plant parts.
