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Effect of GA3 on Germination Characteristics and Seedling Growth under Salt Stress Conditions in Maize (Zea mays L)

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Crops and quality

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An experiment was conducted in Cereal Technology Lab-Faculty of Agriculture– Omar, ELMokhtar University- A factorial experiment was conducted according to completely randomize design with three replications, during 2015 season with two factors in order to study the effect of soaking seeds in gibberellic acid on germination and growth of  seedling maize (v. 310) under salt stress conditions. First treatment was soaked seeds in 500 ppm gibberllic acid for 24 hours Vs  non soaked. Second treatment was different concentration of NaCl (zero, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000  ppm). The results showed  the superiority of seeds soaked in gibberellic acid in giving faster germination start, the highest percentage of germination, fresh and dry weight seedling vigor, seedling length and chlorophyll content, As for the concentrations of NaCl, the planting media distilled water (Control) gave the lowest averages for faster start while low germination percentage was noticed when the concentrations of NaCl increased. The results also  showed significant interaction effect  between soaked treatment in gibberellic acid and NaCl concentration in most treatments. Increasing sodium chloride concentration in germination media greatly  reduced germination percentage and seed germination completely inhibited at 9000 ppm NaCl. The results of this study recommend soaking maize seeds in 500 ppm gibberellic acid for 24 hours before planting, especially in salt affected soils.

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10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2016.154013

Keywords

salinity, seed vigor, Germination time, gibberellic acid, Zea mays L

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Fatma

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A. Faraj

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fatmaalzhra84@yahoo.com

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Ahmed

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S.Buhedma

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37

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January-March

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351

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2016-03-01

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2016-02-08

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2016-03-01

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138

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145

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1110-0176

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2536-9784

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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Effect of GA3 on Germination Characteristics and Seedling Growth under Salt Stress Conditions in Maize (Zea mays L)

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22 Jan 2023