The alleviation of salinity induced stress with the application of silicon in soilless grown Lactuca sativa L. ’Eish!’

Milne, Christopher Jodi

The alleviation of salinity induced stress with the application of silicon in soilless grown Lactuca sativa L. ’Eish!’

Author(s)

Milne, Christopher Jodi

Date Issued

2012

Type

Thesis

Publisher

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Abstract

This article based thesis includes two individual studies evaluating the role of silicon (Si) in mitigating the negative effects that are associated with sodium chloride (NaCl) induced toxicity in lettuce (Lactuca sative L. 'Eish!').

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Thesis (MTech (Horticulture))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012

Subjects

Lettuce -- Effect of ...

Crops -- Effect of st...

Silicon -- Lettuce

Salt (Sodium chloride...

Plant hormones

Lactuca sativa L. (Le...

Dissertations, Academ...

MTech

Theses, dissertations...

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