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The combined effects of acidification stress and kinetin on chlorophyll content, dry matter accumulation and transpiration coefficient inSorghum bicolor plants

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Biologia Plantarum

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Increasing soil acidity (from pH 6.5 to pH 2.0) decreased chlorophyll (Chl)a andb contents, dry matter accumulation by plants and the transpiration coefficient. Chl stability to heat significantly increased with increased soil acidity. The Chla/b ratio was increased significantly at pH 5 and 4 and decreased at pH 3 and 2. SprayingSorghum shoots with kinetin solutions counteracted the above adverse effects on Chl content and dry matter accumulation. Kinetin-treated plants showed a lower transpiration coefficient than the untreated plants.

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Abbreviations

Chl:

chlorophyll

CSI:

chlorophyll stability index

d.m.:

dry mass

f.m.:

fresh mass

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Gadallah, M.A.A. The combined effects of acidification stress and kinetin on chlorophyll content, dry matter accumulation and transpiration coefficient inSorghum bicolor plants. Biol Plant 36, 149–153 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921283

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