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ArticleBMC plant biology2025

Eco-physiological and growth responses of two halophytes to saline irrigation and soil amendments in arid conditions.

Ahmad Azeem, Wenxuan Mai, Bilquees Gul, Aysha Rasheed

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ahmad AzeemState Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China.
Wenxuan MaiState Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China. maiwx@ms.xjb.ac.cn.
Bilquees GulDr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Aysha RasheedDr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In dry-land regions, salinity stress and poor soil structure can cause significant challenges to agricultural productivity, posing a growing threat to global food security. This study explores the performance of two halophytic plant species Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis) and Salt-bush (Atriplex canescens) under both fresh water and saline water irrigation, combined with four soil amendment treatments: manure + sandy, compost + sandy, clay + sandy, and sandy soil. Saline irrigation led to a marked decline in key chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, such as chlorophyll content (SPAD), the quantum efficiency of photochemical processes (Φ

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Agricultural IrrigationAtriplexSalt-Tolerant PlantsSoilChlorophyllDesert ClimatePhotosynthesisSalinityChlorophyllSoilDry-landGrowth responsesHalophytesSaline waterSoil treatment

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PMCPMC12392617

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