Abstract

RAMIREZ-SUAREZ, Wendy M  and  HERNANDEZ-OLIVERA, Luis A. Salinity tolerance in turfgrass species. Pastos y Forrajes [online]. 2016, vol.39, n.4, pp. 235-245. ISSN 2078-8452.

Salinity constitutes one of the problems that affect the sustainable development of gardening in tourism areas, golf courses, public spaces and sports fields; by causing stress in the turfgrass species and deteriorating the soil structure. Turfgrass production in Cuba takes place at the Research Station Indio Hatuey Pastures and Forages (Matanzas province), and its starting point are the results obtained at international level to search for alternatives that allow higher utilization of salinization-degraded soils and the increase of the production potential of the grass with the required quality. The objective of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge of salinity tolerance in turfgrass species. It approaches the stress types in plants, especially the stress caused by saline soils; the salinity tolerance mechanisms in plants and the studies conducted in some salinity-tolerant turfgrass species. Understanding the physiological and biochemical mechanisms and evaluating turfgrass species are essential to provide a practical solution for the salinity problem and establish a correct management in the turfgrass areas.

Keywords : electrical conductivity; abiotic stress; saline soil.

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