African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Variation of salinity tolerance in bean genotypes

Vahdettin Çiftçi1*, Önder Türkmen2, Yusuf DoÄŸan1, Çeknas Erdinç3 and Suat Åžensoy3
  1Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, 65080, Van, Turkey. 2Se1cuk University, Faculty of Agricultural, Department of Horticulture, Konya, Turkey. 3Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, 65080, Van, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 18 April 2011
  •  Published: 31 May 2011

Abstract

 

Bean is among the very sensitive plant species to soil salinity. This study was carried out using  the 55 bean genotypes collected from GevaÅŸ-Van region in Turkey to determine their salinity tolerance. This study aimed to investigate the salt tolerance capacity of this local bean population. 50 mM NaCl was applied to the bean seedlings, and the measurements and observations were done 20 days after the salt application, when the differences among the genotypes appeared. Number of leaves, seedling heights, and root and shoot weights and some nutrients (phosphorous, potassium, iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, copper, zinc, and sodium) of the seedlings were determined. The wide variation at salt stress tolerance was observed in this population. The overall performances of local genotypes were better than the tried commercial cultivars.

 

Key words: Bean, nutrients, salinity, seedling, tolerance.