Effect of salt stress on seed germination attributes of sunflower
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Helianthus annuus L., salinity, vigor, northeast, BrasilAbstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the germination of sunflower seeds under different concentrations of sodium chloride at 0, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 250 Mol.m-3. The experiment was carried out with four replications of 25 seeds per treatment. The parameters evaluated were: percentage, index of speed germination, average time and average speed of germination. Treatment with highest germination was 25 Mol.m-3 (81%), and from 50 Mol.m-3 (72%) there was decreased to 250 Mol.m-3 (22%), the index of speed germination showed similar behavior. To mean time the longest germination was observed for 250 mol.m-3 (5 days) and low for the control (3 days), the higher the presence of saline in the substrate causes lower germination speed. After analyzing the results the concentration of 25 Mol.m-3 presented better results for the variables analyzed and from 50 Mol.m-3 influences the salinity influenced negatively the germination promoting a decrease in the vigor.Downloads
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2013-06-10
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Rabbani, A. R. C., Silva-Mann, R., Ferreira, R. A., Carvalho, S. V. Álvarez, Nunes, F. B. da S., & Brito, A. de S. (2013). Effect of salt stress on seed germination attributes of sunflower. Scientia Plena, 9(5). Retrieved from https://scientiaplena.org.br/sp/article/view/555
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