Growth of eucalyptus plants irrigated with saline water

摘要

The study was aimed at evaluating the growth of eucalyptus seedlings irrigated with saline water. It was conducted on full-sun bench in the Goiás State University. The experiment was set up following the completely randomized design, with five treatments (plants irrigated daily with water with an electrical conductivity equal to 0; 2; 4; 6 and 8 dS m-1) and six replications. The eucalyptus plants showed small alterations of the growth variables (height, diameter and biomass). Vigorous vegetative growth and retention of tissue moisture indicate that eucalyptus is tolerant to salinity.