Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Gaytri Soni and Dr. SG Savalia

Abstract:
In this study, we investigated the effects of simulated saline soil on the accumulation of Na, K and Ca at 45 DAS and harvesting in shoot part is investigated in this study. The experiment was conducted at net house and the experiment constitutes five salinity levels (Control, 40, 60, 80 and 100 meq l^-1) and four pigeon pea varieties (V₁: GJP-1, V₂: Vaishali, V₃: BDN-2, V₄: AGT-2) in CRD (Factorial) replicated three times. The sodium concentration in leaves of pigeon pea observed lowest and highest potassium and calcium at 45 DAS with variety V₄ (AGT-2). The lowest Na⁺/K⁺ ratio and highest Ca⁺⁺/Na⁺ ratio were observed significant with variety V₄ (AGT-2) in leaves at 45 DAS and at harvest. Primary, secondary and macro nutrients were not affected by interaction of salinity levels and varieties.