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1 Iranian Journal of Field Crops Research Vol. 0, No., Spring. 202, p (Leptochloa fusca L. kunth) 2 * - 389/2/5 : 390/4//2 :.. 4-3/4-0/33 ) ( ) ( -/2 (% FC) ( ). 60 ( 5). :.(4).(29) (24) (3) (6) /.(30) 47/2. ( ).() - ( kamalhm2000@yahoo.com : - *) -2

2 ( ) FC = % 32) 32.( ) ( -0/33 9 ( ). ) ( -/2-3/ NaCl. () NaCl. Lutron EC = EC (ds/m) 640 () NaCl (mg/lit) ELE (5) (2) RWC = (Fw-Dw) / (Tw-Dw) (2) Tw Dw Fw Relative water content (RWC).(27)..(28) ( ).(8) (Leptochloa fusca L. kunth) (23) ( ). ( ). ( ) 5. 2/ ) 8 ( 27 ) 30. (. - Kallar grass

3 ( ) (20 ds/m) (% FC) (2 ). %. 7/2.(3 ) (22)...(7) JENWAY EC (E ) 5 2 (E 2 )... (3) EL = (E / E 2 ) (3) MSTAT-C. MINITAB ver.3. SLIDE-WRITE EXCEL. 5 - Electrolyte leakage (EL)

4 /96 4/95 0/97 0/22 8/34-28/43 2/75 2/32 0/7 2/40 0/376 0/65 0/27 0/00 /9 720/3 87/38 45/24 34/09 3/ /94 69/89 492/39 26/24 2/26 ns 8273/02 766/36 556/33 2/06 0/ /0 CV (%) ns -2 (g/p) 3/95 2/44 /22 0/33 3/8 2/98 2/6 /84 0/38 (g/p) 3/4 /7 0/59 0/30 2/34 /53 /33 /34 0/34 (molm -2 s - ) (% FC) 0/29 0/46 0/54 0/023 (ds/m) 0/349 0/446 0/207 0/205 0/026 (cm) 67/62 39/97 22/53 3/29 57/67 49/08 34/92 3/83 3/80 LSD (%5) EC= 0 EC= 5 EC= 0 EC= 20 LSD (%5) (% FC). (20 ds/m ).(3 ) (5)...() (2)..(3) (p 0/0) ) ( ) 2.(3 2 %) 57. ( ( 0 5 0) % FC ()

5 83... (g/p) 5/07 3/27 /2 4/33 3/7 /44 3/47 /83 /8 2/95 / /07 0/67-3 (g/p) 5/3 /37 0/5 2/75 /8 0/65 2/46 /05 0/49 2/2 /07 0/73 0/59 (molm -2 s - ) 0/59 0/266 0/89 0/234 0/9 0/55 0/58 0/345 0/9 0/80 0/28 0/56 0/045 (%) 62/36 56/55 2/45 58/52 62/96 7/07 64/59 49/82 20/67 54/95 29/32 27/75 8/37 (%) 30/0 27/90 68/36 38/62 28/44 68/04 36/ 33/44 5/88 33/67 44/8 40/02 7/35 (cm) 03/75 62/00 7/ 78/ 43/00 26/00 47/ 27/ 30/ 4/ 27/62 26/62 6/58 (% FC) LSD (%5) (ds/m) EC= 0 EC=5 EC=0 EC=20-2 ( )

6 ( ). RWC 67/5. (2). ().. 5 ds/m (% FC) (p 0/0).(2 ) % FC ) 60 (5 ds/m.(3 ) (9).. ( ) 9/5 % FC.(2 ) 37/3 20 4/8.(3 ) (% FC).(3 ) ()

7 85... (8) (2 ) ( ). 5 () 0 ) ( 20.(3 ) 4 ) (% FC) (...(2) (22).(20) (Salsola sp.)... 2 (5 ). 2- Isolines (26) (28). ABA. (ABA)..(6) (9).. Cakile maritime % (p 0/0). 0/59 (2 ). ( EC) (FC ) ds/m.(3 ) (4)..(7). - Abscisic acid

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