Agriculture plays a pioneering role in economical development
in many countries, especially in Saudi Arabia.
However,
salinity, which affects most areas of the kingdom, represents
one of the main obstacles that limit the expansion of the agricultural
area or the increase in agricultural production for
many crops. 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.