The effect of salicylic acid on germination indices in wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.) under salinity stress
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Haniyeh Saadat
1
,
محمد صدقی
2
1 - Ph.D. Ecology of Crop Plants, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
2 - Professor of Agriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
Keywords: Germination, Priming, Salicylic acid, Sodium chloride,
Abstract :
In order to investigate the effect of salicylic acid on germination indices in wheat seedling under salinity stress and a factorial experiment was conducted based on completely randomized design at University of Mohaghegh Ardabili in 2024 with 3 replications. Treatments were four salinity levels (0, 50, 100 and 200 mM) and four levels of salicylic acid (0, 0.1, 0.5 and 1 mM). The results showed that salinity stress decreased germination percentage, germination rate, mean daily germination, seedling length, seedling dry weight and seedling weight vigor index and increased daily germination speed. But seed priming with salicylic acid, especially the level of 1 mM, improved these traits. The comparison of the means showed that there was a significant difference between the levels of salicylic acid, so that the highest amount of traits was obtained from the use of 1mM salicylic acid and the lowest was obtained from without salicylic acid use. Seedling length vigor index, seedling Fresh weight and seedling moisture percentage in 1mM salicylic acid priming and no salinity were higher about 75, 83 and 46% compared to the control and 200 mM salinity, respectively. Also, the highest mean germination time was observed in control 200 mM salinity. The results of this study showed that among the different treatments, priming of seeds with 1mM salicylic acid may be considered as an effective way to improve seed germination of wheat and can reduce the harmful effects of salinity stress on some traits in wheat seedlings and improve seedling growth.
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