1. The Effects of Salt on Plant Growth
... adaption to osmotic and ionic stress caused by high salinity. These mechanisms include osmotic adjustment by accumulation of compatible solutes such as glycinebetine, proline and polyols, and lowering the toxic concentration of ions in the cytoplasm by restriction of Na influx or its sequestration into the vacuole and/or its extrusion (Ghoulam 2002). Methods This study was conducted in a biology lab room at the University ... of North Dakota on February 18th, 2014. The experiment took place in Styrofoam "quads, " each consisting of four individual cells. In each cell was ... ...
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