High salinity is due to the high concentration of soluble salts in irrigation waters and the high rate of evaporation caused by the high temperatures in Saudi Arabia,
inefficient drainage, or soil type.
Bean is one of the important
economic cereal crops, a cereal used as food for both people
and animals, besides its capacity to tolerate salinity. In light
of this, our research aims to study the effect of salt stress, using
different concentrations of sodium chloride, on the growth and
metabolism of Vicia faba (L.) and to determine the extent of its
tolerance of salinity.