The effects of drought, salt and combined stresses on ion exchanges of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) seedlings

In this study, ion exchanges in eggplant plants exposed to drought, salt, and combined stress were researched. While drought-stressed irrigated at 60% FC, salt-stressed with water containing 50 mM sodium chloride (NaCl). Plants under (NaCl) FC. The remained conditions for 90 days, after which they harvested evaluated their content. Ca2+, K+ Mg2+ contents the shoot root decreased significantly stresses. most severe losses detected grown stress. However, while Na accumulations increased stress, these increases more pronounced K+/Na+ Ca2+/Na+ ratios salt found be lower than those drought all conditions, especially showed significant decreases compared control. These findings that when separately applied, less. On other hand, combination of each factor more.