Zikrillo | SAT 1560 on Telegram: “Passage: Salt stress, too much salt in the soil…”

Passage: Salt stress, too much salt in the soil for plants to thrive, is one of the major environmental constraints limiting agricultural productivity and influencing the concentration of bioactive compounds of vegetables. In this study, we assessed the effect of NaCl salt stress on flowering, fructification, and fruit nutritional quality of a local cultivar of chili pepper. In Benin, chili is the second cash gardening crop after the tomato. Pepper plants produce the compound capsaicin, primarily in the fruits, possibly to deter mammalian herbivores. In Benin, chili pepper is grown in the cultivable lands of the coastal areas, where soil salinity and water irrigation are a reality. Salt stress is known to negatively affect plant growth at all developmental stages, but sensitivity varies greatly at different stages. Crop production in saline areas largely depends on successful germination, seedling emergence, and establishment of an efficient reproductive phase.