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Screening for Salt Tolerance in Eight Halophyte Species from Yellow River Delta at the Two Initial Growth Stages

Table 5

Mean salt-injury rate and mean relative growth rate of the eight halophytes after 5-week exposure to different salt concentrations.
SpeciesMean salt-injury rate (%)Mean relative growth rate (%)
S. cannabina 41.949.1
L. bicolor 16.363.7
S. salsa 6.886.4
T. chinensis 5.791.1
A. venetum 21.652.3
S. europaea 14.377.1
P. australis 28.651.3
A. isatidea 18.754.1
Note: the mean relative growth rate here was above-ground biomass.