Chloride Changes Soil–Plant Water Relations in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

There is evidence that chloride (Cl―) can lead to both an improved hydration and water use efficiency in plants due its osmotic properties. The potato crop widely assumed be sensitive Cl―. This based on studies which found tuber yield or starch reductions following a Cl― fertilization. However, there are also contradictory reports could not find any detrimental effect of fertilization plant development. As inefficient the water, we aimed test if it possible improve status without reducing dry matter by means We conducted pot experiment with four different doses investigated soil–plant relations, biomass, Our findings deliver indication much less than previously and, more importantly, supply indeed shoot status. happened impairing matter. Since very drought stress, assume promising measure resilience potato.