Impact of Salinity Gradients on Seed Germination, Establishment, and Growth of Two Dominant Mangrove Species Along the Red Sea Coastline.

Fahad Kimera, Basma Sobhi, Mostafa Omara, Hani Sewilam

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Effects of water and salt stress on seed germination and seedling growth ofFrontiers in plant science · 2026
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4 authors.

Fahad KimeraCenter for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability (CARES), School of Science and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.

Basma SobhiCenter for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability (CARES), School of Science and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.

Mostafa OmaraCenter for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability (CARES), School of Science and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.

Hani SewilamCenter for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability (CARES), School of Science and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9690-1652

Funding

HSBC Bank 10900000

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMangroves are one of the key nature-based solutions that mitigate climate change impacts. Even though they are halophytic in nature, seedlings are vulnerable to high salinity for their establishment. This study investigated the effects of different salinities on seedling growth and mineral element composition of two dominant species (

methodsThe study followed a randomized complete block design, i.e., main treatments (growing environment in greenhouse (GH) or net house (NH)) and four sub-treatments under 21 replicates, i.e., irrigation with 100% freshwater (0.4%o-T1), 100% saline water (35%o-T2), 50% saline water and 50% freshwater (18%o-T3), and brine water (60%o-T4).

resultsResults revealed that

conclusionsIt can be concluded that mangrove species can optimally germinate and grow in both freshwater and 50% saline water, but growth reduction occurs with seawater and complete growth inhibition with brine water.

Indexed as

Avicennia marinamangrovesRhizophora mucronatasalinity

Identifiers

PMID39771169

DOI10.3390/plants13243471

PMCPMC11728656

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