Root adaptation and ion selectivity affects the nutritional value of salt-stressed hydroponically grown baby-leaf Nasturtium officinale and Lactuca sativa

The response of watercress (Nasturtium officinale L.) to salinity has been scarcely addressed in literature despite its growing importance in the baby-leaf market and its wide cultivation in salt-affected agricultural regions. This work evaluates the effect of salinity (2.5, 5 and 10 dS m-1) on pro...

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Main Authors: Juan A. Fernández, Diana Niñirola, Jesús Ochoa, Francesco Orsini, Giuseppina Pennisi, Giorgio Gianquinto, Catalina Egea-Gilabert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2016-12-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/58960