Saline irrigation, management and salt tolerance of wheat varieties

• Published in: Thèses et Masters (CIHEAM) no. 264
• Main Author: Radwan, M. Z. K
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: Valenzano, BA (Italy) CIHEAM-IAMB 01.07.2002
• Subjects: AGUA SALINA; BLE; CROP ROTATION; EAU SALINE; LEACHING; LESSIVAGE DU SOL; LIXIVIACION; PLANT SOIL RELATIONS; RELACIONES PLANTA SUELO; RELATION PLANTE SOL; ROTACION DE CULTIVOS; ROTATION CULTURALE; SALINE WATER; SALINIDAD DEL SUELO; SALINITE DU SOL; SOIL SALINITY; STADE DE DEVELOPPEMENT VEGETALE; TRIGO; VARIEDADES; VARIETE; VARIETIES; WHEATS

This work is aimed at the analysis of the effect of water and soil salinity on the growth development and yield of seven wheat cultivars selected and supplied by ICARDA. This experiment was performed in the greenhouse of IAM-Bari and it was divided into two major parts: The first on germination using sand as a media and irrigation salinity levels lying between 1 to 10 dS/m to identify the proper salt level which leads to a high germination percentage and healthy seedling establishment. The second, the biological part, was conducted in cylindrical plastic drainable lysimeters, where the investigated wheat varieties were grown and subjected to irrigation with three water quality salinity levels. The results obtained revealed that the varieties Gidara -2, Waha-Cham-1 and Belike -2 are tolerant to salinity; Hagla and Jennah Khetifa are moderately tolerant, whereas Om-rabi-5 and Haurani are sensitive.