Salicylic acid attenuates the harmful effects of salt stress on basil

ABSTRACT The salinity of irrigation water and soil create considerable challenges in agriculture, as they harm the physiological processes growth plants. exogenous application antioxidant compounds, such salicylic acid, can reduce damage caused by salt stress. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate attenuation stress induced acid Ocimum basilicum “Cinnamon”. experiment was performed randomized blocks with five levels (0.5, 1.3, 3.25, 5.2 6.0 dS m-1) concentrations (0, 0.29, 1.0, 1.71 2.0 mM), repetitions two plants per plot. Growth, gas exchange, chlorophyll indices fluorescence were evaluated 30 days after treatment applied. An increase decreased plant height, stem diameter, number leaves, stomatal conductance, instantaneous use efficiency, initial basil Salicylic revealed attenuate harmful effects on total chlorophyll, maximum