Investigation of the effects of different applications on salt stress in strawberry

Salt stress is an important type of abiotic stress that adversely affects plant growth in strawberry structurally, physiologically, biochemically and molecularly. Salt stress begins when the amount of soluble salts in the soil exceeds the tolerance limit of the plant. Strawberry is highly affected by environmental conditions due to its fibrous root system and superficial development of its roots in the soil. Therefore, salt stress is an important problem in strawberry cultivation. It is thought that the decrease in precipitation and high temperatures in recent years will further increase the effects of salt stress. This study was carried out in unheated glass greenhouse conditions in Malatya Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, as a pot experiment with Albion strawberry variety, with three replications and 6 plants (pot) in each replication. In the experiment, salt dosage of 35 mM was applied to strawberry plants. Liquid vermicompost, potassium silicate and organic-containing commercial preparations were applied to strawberries grown under salt stress, and the effects of these applications on salt stress were tried to be revealed. In the study, it was determined that the applications increased the amount of chlorophyll, the relative water content of the leaves, the fresh and dry weight of plant and roots, the number of leaves, therootdepthandthestemdiameter, and decreased the amount of membrane permeability, proline and lipid peroxidation.