Abstract: This study was designed to examin the effect of exogenous application of β-carotene and algal extract to mitigate the deleterious effect of salt stress in wheat plants. Generally, salt stress induced changes in the contents of compatible osmolytes and some antioxidants compounds in the different plant parts of T. aestivum. The results indicated that applying of β-carotene or algal extract can used to ameliorate the deleterious effect of salt stress and could be enhance the level of free amino acids, proline, glycine betaine, choline, glutathione, ascorbic acid, phenolic contents and total antioxidants activity in both shoot and grains.

• Publication Date: 21-Dec-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-033-0-17
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Abstract: Conventional septic tank is the main on-site treatment system used in remote unsewered areas of Kuwait. Reclamation and reuse of septic tank effluents have a potential of being a substantial new source of water. However, the effluents of such conventional septic tanks usually do not satisfy the requirements for reuse. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) has recently conducted a study that aimed at selecting the best add-on treatment system that can treat septic tank effluents to a level satisfying Kuwait’s national guidelines for reuse in restricted irrigation. This paper reports the performance of one of the studied add-on treatment trains, System 1.

• Publication Date: 21-Dec-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-033-0-18
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