Exogenously applied antioxidants and biostimulants alleviate salt stress in sweet pepper [electronic resource].

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Saline soils are responsible for the restriction in yield of many crop plants and/or the limitation of marketable yield of several vegetable fruit crops such as sweet pepper. Whilst genetic solutions to these problems are being sought, exogenously applied ameliorants are needed to 'reduce the effects of salt. Experiments were carried out during the two growing seasons 2007 and 2008 to investigate the effect of salinity stress on growth, yield and endogenous bio-constituents and to examine whether salinity stress can be offset by the exogenous application of some antioxidant materials on sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv. Orlando). Salinity stress (2, 4 or 6 g L⁻¹) decreased growth at 75 days after transplanting and marketable yield.

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