Research Article
Comprehensive Evaluation of Salt Tolerance in Asparagus Germplasm Accessions (Asparagus officinalis L.) at Different Growth Stages
Table 3
The ranking criteria of seedlings after salt treatment.
| Level | Ranking criteria |
| 0 | Normal growth without symptoms of injury | 1 | Approximately normal growth but with chlorosis and etiolation symptoms at the top of newborn spears | 2 | Inhibited growth and with etiolated leaves (cladodes) in all newborn spears and less than 20% dried stalks | 3 | Severely inhibited growth and with completely etiolated leaves aboveground and between 20% and 60% dried stalks | 4 | Almost dead or certified death and with more than 60% dried stalks |
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