How Strigolactone Helps Chili Peppers Tolerate Salt Stress
Greg Howard
24th March, 2024
Image Source: Natural Science News, 2024
Key Findings
- In a study at Bahauddin Zakariya University, strigolactone helped chili plants grow better in salty soil
- Chili plants treated with 20µM strigolactone showed up to 60.74% more fruit yield under salt stress
- This treatment also increased chlorophyll and essential nutrients in the plants, improving overall health
AgricultureBiochemPlant Science
References
Main Study
1) The role of strigolactone in alleviating salinity stress in chili pepper.
Published 23rd March, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-04900-4
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