Leaf aqueous extract of common purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) was evaluated alone or in combination with NaCl to see its effect
on germination and seedling growth of rice. There was no effect of leaf extract or sodium chloride salinity on the rice seed
germination. It was observed that leaf extract alone and also 0.2% NaCl alone had no significant effect on shoot and root lengths, but
leaf extract in combination with NaCl reduced the shoot length by 45% and 55.6% over the control The growth of root was
affected in a similar way and the leaf extract with NaCl levels reduced the root lengths by 67.0 and 90.8% over the control. The
NaCl level (0.4%) alone reduced the root length by 40.1%.The two combined stresses were more deleterious on seedling growth
than the single stress. Over all, the root growth was affected more than the shoot.
S. M. Alam, A.H.Shaikh. (2007) INFLUENCE OF LEAF EXTRACT OF COMMON PURSLANE (PORTULACA OLERACEA L.) AND SODIUM CHLORIDE SALINITY ON GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA, L.CV.IR-8), , Volume 4, Issue 4.
