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Agriculture · Q829

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 829

Q829

Which of the following crops is most tolerant to salty soils

A.
Cotton
Answer
B.
Corn
C.
Rice
D.
Wheat

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Cotton is the crop among the following options that are most tolerant to salty soils.
Salt tolerance is the ability of plants to grow and complete their life cycle on a substrate that contains high concentrations of soluble salt. Plants that can survive on high concentrations of salt in the rhizosphere and grow well are called halophytes.