World Applied Sciences Journal · 2010 · 32 citations · 1 references
AgricultureAgronomyPlant SciencesCrop PhysiologyCrop ProductionPlant NutritionCrop NutritionCrop Salt ToleranceSalinity AssessmentSalinity ManagementSalinity PhysiologyCrop Establishment Under SalinityCrop Yield Response To SalinitySalinity Effects On GerminationSalinity Effects On Root GrowthSalinity Germination ResponseSalinity Stress In CropsSalinity Tolerance In MaizeSeed Germination Under Salinity
Perti dishes experiments were conducted at Botany lab of University of Gujrat-Pakistan during 2010 for the study of NaCl effect on maize (Zea mays L.) at germinating stage. There were three levels of NaCl (0, 40 and 80 mol m ) applied on growth medium of germinating seeds. Two varieties of maize were used in this 3 experiment i.e. EV-1098 and Agaiti. All the growth attributes such as germination %, root and coleoptile lengths and plant fresh weight reduced with increase in salinity levels. It was concluded that salinity had adverse effect on growth of maize. NaCl concentrations at germinating stage could have much adverse effects on maize than later stages of growth.
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