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The effect of soil salinity on the straw and grain yield of rice and on seed cotton yield was investigated under field conditions using correlation analysis. The electric conductivity levels that caused 50% reduction in rice grain yield and seed cotton yield were 11.7 and 10.4 mmhos cm-1 respectively. The negative correlation between yield and EC, indicated that soil salinity is responsible for about 36% of the variations in yield of rice and cotton grown in the northern part of the Nile delta in Egypt.
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Falaky, A.A.E., Rady, M.A. (1993). Salt tolerance of rice and cotton crops grown in salt affected soils. In: Lieth, H., Al Masoom, A.A. (eds) Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1860-6_18
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