Spiraea Betulifolia Salt Tolerance

Spiraea betulifolia , S. japonica , S. media , S.

nipponica , and S. thunbergii were evaluated for salinity tolerance in a greenhouse experiment. Plants were irrigated weekly with a...

Spiraea japonica, S. nipponica, and S. betulifolia were relatively more tolerant and had good visual quality at elevated salinity compared with S.

media and S. thunbergii. In Japanese spirea, the foliage appears before the flowers, and there are many choices of flower and foliage colors.

These shrubs are tolerant of most soil and light conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to perform additional research to investigate their salt tolerance and to select salt-tolerant japanese spirea for landscape use. In this study, seven spirea cultivars were irrigated with saline water to mimic reclaimed water irrigation.

In summary, we annotated the SSP genes in the P. betulifolia genome and identified a small secreted peptide SUBPEP3 that regulates the salt tolerance of P. betulifolia, which provides an important theoretical basis for further revealing the function of SSPs.

Calcareous Soil (CaCO3) Tolerance: Low Soil pH Range: 6 - 7.5pH Salinity Tolerance: None Anaerobic Tolerance: Medium In drier portions of Douglas-fir/ninebark (Physocarpus malvaceus) habitat communities, which often border Douglas-fir/white spirea types, white spirea may persist as a climax component of the shrub layer. Spirea (Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor') is a perennial shrub which thrives in areas with full sun and well-drained soil.

During the active growing season, Spirea requires regular watering to keep the soil evenly moist. Water deeply and thoroughly, saturating the soil to a depth of 6 - 8 inches. Spiraea japonica , S.