Short-Term Responses to Salinity of Soybean and Chenopodium album Grown in Single and Mixed-Species Hydroponic Systems

Weeds account for losses in crop yields, and this event might be exacerbated by salinity. Therefore, we investigated the responses of Chenopodium album L. soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) to salt stress, as well interferences between species. Ten-day old plants were grown 1 week a single- or mixed-species set-up, either with without 100 mM NaCl. C. reduced biomass similarly while its growth was unaffected under any condition. decreased protein content when salinity applied. This effect ascribed altered metabolism and/or N usage produce other metabolites, including osmolytes. The two species did not reciprocally affect capacity accumulate Na+, but weed contained two-fold more Na+ leaves. Elevated initial K+ concentration high delivery shoot likely explained better acclimation produced phenolics proline exhibited greater antioxidant activity, low lipid peroxidation, mixed set-up Thus, it is possible that could become resilient growing field. In long term, cause significant productivity expected dramatic decline content.