• Humaira Gul

• Muhammad Azeem

• Maryam Khan

• Mamoona Arif

• M. Yousuf Adnan

• Yang Shoujun

تلخیص

Salt stress is a major constraint for modern agriculture and crop productivity around the globe. It severely affects seed germination, plant growth, vitality and crop yield. Inulin is one of the fructans and naturally occurring polysaccharides, manufactured by several plant groups instead of starch for storage. Present investigation was based on the ameliorative effect of inulin on maize plant under salt stress conditions. Seeds of Zea mays L. were grown in pots and plants were irrigated with various concentrations of NaCl (40 and 80mM). Different concentrations of inulin (0.5, 01 and 1.5mM) were applied on foliar parts after five weeks of germination. Salt stressed plants showed decrease in total chlorophyll, carotenoids, reducing and non-reducing sugars, total carbohydrates, total soluble proteins, and increase in total flavonoids, total phenolic contents and total antioxidants. Foliar application of various concentrations of inulin showed better performance in above mentioned parameters in saline as well as non-saline conditions. Therefore, it is recommended that Inulin should be applied as 1.5mM for the better performance (growth and biochemistry) of Zea mays L. in controlled and saline environment.

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