Abstract

Sonali V. Hepat^*and Urvashi P. Manik

Soil salinity is caused by the increased concentration of calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium ions in the soil. Salinity alters the physiological characteristics of soil and inhibits plant’s ability to absorb water and other nutrients. Numerous studies have shown that amino acids have a bio stimulatory effect on plant growth and improved nutrient uptake. In this work a strategy has been developed to cut the salinity problem by using ultrasonic technique. For this, the impact of Glycine on soil salinity has been studied. The ultrasonic velocity and density of Glycine in water as well as 0.2NMagnesium sulphate and Sodium sulphate solution as function of concentration at different temperatures (313.15 and 318.15k) have been determined. By using this basic data different thermo-physical properties of mentioned systems have been calculated. Thus, present scenario confirms the formation of stronger interaction between molecules of saline salt and Glycine. Furthermore, stronger interaction forms strong hydrogen bond hence, Glycine is effective in view to reduce the salinity.

Glycine; Hydrogen Bonding; Salinity; solute-solvent interaction; Ultrasonic velocity

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