The effect of seed priming with zinc sulphate on germination characteristics and seedling growth of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)‎ under salinity stress

Joint Authors

Siyidi, Muhsin
Hamzei, Javad
Fathi, Hadi
Bourbour, Amin
Dadrasi, Valiolah

Source

مجلة الفرات للعلوم الزراعية

Publisher

University of Babylon College of Agriculture (Previously) / Al-Qasim Green University College of Agriculture (Currently)

Publication Date

2011-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Botany

Topics

• Fertilizers
• Salts

English Abstract

A laboratory experiment was carried out to determine the effects of seed priming (NP : non-prime and P : prime with zinc sulphate) on seed germination characteristics and seedling growth of chickpea under different levels of salinity stress (0, -2, -4, -6, -8 and -10 bar).

Therefore, a factorial experiment was used based on completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications.

Results indicated that, with increasing salinity stress germination characteristics such as germination percentage, germination rate and seedling fresh weight decreased, but decreasing amount of these characteristics in primed seeds were less than non-primed.

In comparison with control (NP treatment) at all salinity levels, P treatment showed more germination rate and seedling fresh weight.

Also, germination percentage in P treatment was more than control.

In general, it is concluded that seed priming improved germination characteristics of chickpea under salinity stress conditions and increased the resistance of chickpea to salinity stress at germination phase.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-333342

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