Assessment of Alfalfa varieties under salt stress through morpho-physiological and biochemical traits using a comprehensive membership function approach
Muhammad Daud, Wenrao Li, Haixia Qiao, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Atiq Ashraf, Mohsin Khan, Hafsa Ijaz, Zahoor ul Haq, Nizakat Bibi, Shouming Xu · 2026
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Muhammad Daud and co-authors rank, in a 2026 study, eight alfalfa varieties for salt tolerance, a growing threat to forage farming as soils turn saltier. They grew each variety at four salt levels and read shape, water, and chemistry traits together.
Strong salt slashed plant height, weights, and leaf counts by roughly half or more across the board, while cell damage markers climbed steeply and defense enzymes surged. Combined scoring named variety V5, A'erjienong, the most tolerant and V4, Fudina, the most sensitive, with a few enzyme and pigment traits carrying most of the signal. Breeders gain both parent picks and a screening recipe for future salt-hardy forage lines.
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| CREATOR | Muhammad Daud, Wenrao Li, Haixia Qiao, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Atiq Ashraf, Mohsin Khan, Hafsa Ijaz, Zahoor ul Haq, Nizakat Bibi, Shouming Xu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60821 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |