Tanmaya Rani Sethy

Enhancement of Salinity Stress Tolerance in Zea mays L. (maize) Seedlings through Seed Priming and Foliar Applications of Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)

Ghanashyam Behera, Khoman Lal Dewangan, Tanmaya Rani Sethy, Dinesh Barik, Arpita Nanda, Girija Shankar Patra, Srabani Sahu, Subham Swain & Sushree Liteswari Priyadarshini · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2026

Salinity stress is a major constraint to crop establishment and productivity, particularly in salt-affected agricultural soils. The present study evaluated whether calcium chloride (CaCl2) applied through seed priming, foliar application or their combined use could improve salini...