EVALUATION OF SAFFLOWER (CARTHAMUS-TINCTORIUS) GENOTYPES FOR SALT TOLERANCE

Authors
PATIL SG SRINIVAS S KUMAR MD HEBBARA M
Citation
Sg. Patil et al., EVALUATION OF SAFFLOWER (CARTHAMUS-TINCTORIUS) GENOTYPES FOR SALT TOLERANCE, Annals of Arid Zone, 31(2), 1992, pp. 107-110
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Annals of Arid Zone → ACNP
ISSN journal
05701791
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1992
Pages
107 - 110
Database
ISI
SICI code
0570-1791(1992)31:2<107:EOS(GF>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A field experiment was carried out on a saline Vertisol (2.1-30 dS m-1 ) of Gangavathi to screen eleven safflower genotypes for salt toleranc e. The yield of safflower genotypes was correlated with time weighted mean salinity to compute yield maxima (Ym). threshold salinity (ECt) a nd slope (S). A-1. Nira and Manjira were found to perform better than other genotypes. The performance of A-1 was found lobe superior over N ira and Manjira as salinity increased from 2.0 to 12.0 dS m-1. The gen otype Manjira which was promising under marginally saline conditions, suffered at higher salinity (beyond 10 dS m-1).