Abstract
Reducing destructive effects of lettuce plants irrigated with saline water was investigated in two field experiments conducted at Ismailia Governorate in 2012–2013 and 2013–2014. Two lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars, Great Lakes and Balady, irrigated with saline water (3.22 dS/m) were treated using two levels of salicylic acid (SA) and glycine betaine (GB) as a foliar application (200, 400 ppm and 15, 30 Mm, respectively). Generally, application of SA and GB enhanced growth parameters, i. e. plant height; root length; number of leaves per plant; plant fresh and dry weight; leaf relative water content (LRWC); membrane permeability (MP); lipid peroxidation (MDA); chlorophyll a, b and carotenoid content in leaf; proline; total soluble sugars (TSS); superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activity; and Na, K, Ca content. GB treatments significantly increased most recorded growth parameters, especially at 30 mM, while this treatment decreased values of MP, (MDA) and Na content in two lettuce cultivars.
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