@article {10.3844/ojbsci.2016.76.81, article_type = {journal}, title = {Effects of Salt Stress on Ion Balance at Vegetative Stage in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)}, author = {Azarin, Kirill V. and Alabushev, Andrey V. and Usatov, Alexander V. and Kostylev, Pavel I. and Kolokolova, Natalia S. and Usatova, Olga A.}, volume = {16}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, month = {Mar}, pages = {76-81}, doi = {10.3844/ojbsci.2016.76.81}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ojbsci.2016.76.81}, abstract = {Rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants were subjected to NaCl stress within 35 days. The shoot dry weight, root dry weight, total survival percentage and contents of inorganic ions in dry samples of stressed plants were measured to identify the physiological adaptive mechanisms by which rice plants at vegetative stage tolerate salt stresses. Laboratory testing of the 10 rice cultivars showed that the salt concentration for the treatment is especially significant for assessment of the relationship between ion accumulation and salt tolerance. Salt treatment strongly stimulated accumulations of Na+, Na+/K+ ratio, Cl- in shoot and root and reduced K+, NO3- contents in both organs under 1.2% NaCl stress condition, but not always under 0.6% NaCl concentration. It was shown significantly negative correlation (p}, journal = {OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences}, publisher = {Science Publications} }