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Tomato plants were grown at three constant temperatures (10, 20 and 28°C) with drained or waterlogged rootzones and were irrigated with saline solution (0.09M NaCl).
Each increase in temperature resulted in an increase in leaf Na-ion and Cl-ion concentrations in plants grown with drained rootzones. However, with plants grown with waterlogged rootzones, maximum leaf concentrations of Na-ions and Cl-ions occurred at 20°C.
At 10°C there were no differences between Na-ion and Cl-ion concentrations for drained or waterlogged treatments. At 20 and 28°C, waterlogging of the rootzone resulted in significantly higher concentrations of Na-ions and Cl-ions in leaf and stem tissues than occurred with drained rootzones.
There were no differences in Na-ions and Cl-ions and Cl-ions in plant tops if plants were waterlogged with saline solution during the day or night.
Transpiration increased significantly with each increase in temperature but showed no other treatment dependent responses.
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West, D.W., Taylor, J.A. The effect of temperature on salt uptake by tomato plants with diurnal and noctural waterlogging of salinized rootzones. Plant Soil 56, 113–121 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197958
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