Author(s):
M Kichenaradjou, M Jawaharlal, R Arulmozhiyan, H Vijayaraghavan, D Jayakumar and Dr. B Muralidharan
Abstract:
An experiment was performed to study the salinity tolerance of groundcovers under open field condition, on basis of physiological and quality parameters. Ten groundcovers were evaluated by physiological parameters
viz., dry weight, proline content and quality parameters
viz., scoring for aesthetic value and cost of establishment. Dry weight is associated with the growth rate of a groundcover species. In the present study, the groundcover species
Wedelia trilobata (13.50g) and
Syngonium podophyllum (12.80g) has recorded the highest dry weight, in proline content
highest proline content recorded in
Wedelia trilobata (4.75mg g
-1) followed by
Portulaca grandiflora (4.62 mg g
-1) and scoring for aesthetic values maximum recorded in
Portulaca grandiflora (65%), followed by
Wedelia trilobata (60%) and cost of establishment, the lowest cost recorded in
Portulaca grandiflora and
Wedelia trilobata (Rs 90m
-2) compared to remaining groundcovers. Among the ten groundcover species,
Wedelia trilobata and
Portulaca grandiflora has shown high salinity tolerance and low cost groundcovers.
M Kichenaradjou, M Jawaharlal, R Arulmozhiyan, H Vijayaraghavan, D Jayakumar and Dr. B Muralidharan. Evaluation of ornamental groundcovers on physiological and quality parameters in salt affected soil condition. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2018;7(4):553-557.