Effect
Increased salt stress tolerance
Megafol treated rooted cuttings of olive, cv. Arbequina, had no significant difference in root dry weight (+29.1%), in stem + lateral shoot dry weight (-1%), a 117,9 % significant higher leaf dry weight, no difference in relative water content 14 days after treatment (-8.8%) but a 24,2% significant higher relative water content 21 days after treatment, a significant higher chlorophyll SPAD value 14 days after treatment (+13.1%) and 21 days after treatment (+30.8%), no significant difference in Na+ content (-14.6%) and a significant higher K content (+32.7%) at 40 days after treatment compared to the untreated control grown in the same salt stress conditions.
Trial details
indoor, growth room, grown in pots (expanded clay) in hydroponic conditions, salt stress (150 mM NaCl)
Italy
Crop
Olive, Olea europea
Crop group