Triadimefon enhances growth and net photosynthetic rate in NaCl stressed plants of Raphanus sativus L.

Abstract

The effect of sodium chloride and triadimefon (TDM) on the chlorophyll (Chl) content, net photosynthetic rates (PN), rate of transpiration (E), and intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) in Raphanus sativus was studied. The effect of NaCl salinity was partially ameliorated by TDM which caused increase in Chl content, PN, and Ci. TDM also increased root dry matter production, decreased E, and increased the water use efficiency.