Vol.7 : Number 11
Effect of seed priming on germination physiology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salinity stress condition

Author(s): Shubhangee, Shailesh Kumar


The present study was performed in the Department of Botany & Plant Physiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Humanities, to understand the effect of seed priming on germination physiology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salinity stress condition. In this respect, experiments were done in laboratory conditions in pertiplate and parameters measured both in control, stressed and primed sample and experiment were terminated on 6th days. This experiment was conducted with newly released wheat variety Rajendra gehun-1 in completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. Seeds were primed with CaCl2 (50 mM), KNO3 (2%) and distilled water (as per available literature) for 4 hours. The seeds were germinated in sterilized Petri dishes lined with two sterile Whatman No. 1 filter paper under laboratory conditions. For salt stress treatment, one salt stress level (EC, 8 dSm-1) was prepared using NaCl and distilled water was used in control condition (non-saline) and experiment was terminated on 6thdays. Seed germination, seedling growth and physiological parameters were recorded in 6-days-old wheat seedlings. 



Country: India