The effects of NACL, KCL and MGCL2 on the germination of Brassica rapa var. parachinensis seed

  • Authors

    • Mona Ghanad universiti putra malaysia
    • Rosimah Binit Nulit
    • Rusea Go
    • Christina Yong Seok Yien
    2016-04-19
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijbr.v4i1.5854
  • Brassica, Germination Percentage, Salt Tolerance, Seed Vigor.

  • Abstract

    This study was conducted to determine seed germination on the mechanisms of salinity stress in B. rapa var. parachinensis (Hong kong choy sum). The type of experiment was a completely randomized design with three salinity treatment NaCl, MgCl2, and KCl and minimum four replications was used. Salinity treatment consisted of 0 (control), 50, 100, 150, 200, mM concentrations. The experiment was carried out under 70% relative humidity at 23°C with a photoperiod of 8:16 h light/dark. The germinated seeds were counted every day and germination percentage, seed vigor, seed tolerance, length of seedling and biomass seedling was measured. The data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA multiple comparison test followed by Duncan’s multiple range test.

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    Ghanad, M., Binit Nulit, R., Go, R., & Yong Seok Yien, C. (2016). The effects of NACL, KCL and MGCL2 on the germination of Brassica rapa var. parachinensis seed. International Journal of Biological Research, 4(1), 52-55. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijbr.v4i1.5854

    Received date: 2016-02-09

    Accepted date: 2016-03-01

    Published date: 2016-04-19