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The effect of NaCl and Na2SO4 treatments on chlorophyll content, rate of14C assimilation and products of photosynthesis in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) variety TMV-10 has been investigated. It was observed that chlorophyll content was affected mainly by NaCl. Na2SO4 treatment lowered the rate of photosynthetic14CO2 fixation. The analysis of labelled products revealed that the salts affect the carbon metabolism differently. The radioactivity was found to be accumulated in fractions of sugars and sugarphosphates in the leaves of NaCl treated plants. Na2SO4 treatment brought about considerable decline in labelling of sugars and an increase in labelling of amino acids and sugarphosphates.
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Chavan, P.D., Karadge, B.A. Influence of sodium chloride and sodium sulfate salinities on photosynthetic carbon assimilation in peanut. Plant Soil 56, 201–207 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02205848
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