For anatomical studies, varieties were taken with contrasting
growth parameters in resistance to NaCl: Asem,
Saule, Bastama and Odesskaya-100. The results of this
study show that the thickness of lower epidermis of the
leaves of Bastama (110% at 100 mM NaCl) and Asem
(105 and 103% at 50 and 100 mM NaCl) varieties was
slightly greater than that of the control but the differences
were not significant (р > 0.05) (Figures 3 and 4).