Impact of soil salinity on growth performance of the plant Syzygium travancoricum Gamble.  in their natural habitat - A critically endangered tree species of Southern Western Ghats

Hussain, Abdul Azeez; Anilkumar, Chandran

doi:https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-TQ08CX

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Increased rate of soil salinity caused changes in macro and micro nutrients uptake, which may lead to decline in photosynthesis capacity and respiration in the plant Syzgium travancoricum Gamble. is a critically endangered species located in damp forest with marshy land, where high rate of salt accumulation has been happening. An optimum level of salinity (0.05 - 0.07) is inevitable for the proper growth and survivability of this species in their natural habitat and also for natural regeneration. A range of reduction in the number of existing plants of this species can be seen in their natural habitat due to the salinity stress.

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Critically Endangered, Salinity, Natural Habitat, Natural Regeneration, Salinity Stress, Macronutrients - N, P, K., Syzygium travancoricum, Southern Western Ghats

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A flowering Branch of Syzygium travancoricum Gamble

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Seedlings of S. travncoricum Gamble. growing in poly bags size 8 x12cm

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Six months old seedlings of S. travancoricum growing in polybags having marshy soil with salinity 0.12 and 0.13

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Six months old seedlings of S. travancoricum growing in polybags having marshy soil with salinity 0.05

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10 months old seedlings of S. travancoricum growing in polybags having saline soil with salinity (0.12&0.13)

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10 months old seedlings of S. travancoricum growing in poly bags having non saline soil with salinity 0.05

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21 months old seedlings of S. travancoricum growing in field having saline soil with salinity (0.12&0.13)

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21 months old seedlings of S. travancoricum growing in field having non saline soil with salinity 0.05

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21 months old seedlings of S. travancoricum growing in reclamated field having marshy soil with salinity 0.02

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21 months old seedlings of S. travanoricum growing in reclamated field having marshy soil with salinity (0.06 – 0.07)

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Hussain, A.A. and Anilkumar, C., 2015. Impact of soil salinity on growth performance of the plant Syzygium travancoricum Gamble. in their natural habitat - A critically endangered tree species of Southern Western Ghats. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 22(4), pp.219-223. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-TQ08CX

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Impact of soil salinity on growth performance of the plant Syzygium travancoricum Gamble. in their natural habitat - A critically endangered tree species of Southern Western Ghats

Abdul Azeez Hussain and Chandran Anilkumar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 22 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 219-223 | 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-TQ08CX | Cite this article

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Chandran Anilkumar

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Impact of soil salinity on growth performance of the plant Syzygium travancoricum Gamble. in their natural habitat - A critically endangered tree species of Southern Western Ghats

Abdul Azeez Hussain and Chandran Anilkumar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 22 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 219-223 | 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-TQ08CX | Cite this article

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