Abstract
Vegetables are an important part of our daily diet. As salinity levels in soil and irrigation water have increased, biomass production of horticultural crops has been reduced during the past few years. The main objective of this study was to check the effect of different salinity levels (0mM, 25mM, 50mM, 100mM, 200mM NaCl) on the germination percentage and the growth rate of young seedlings of vegetables (tomato, turnip, onion, fenugreek and cauliflower) comprehensively. This experiment was designed through Factorial under Completely Randomize Design (CRD) and the results were analyzed through all Pair-wise comparison of means using Tukey test (P ≤ 0.05). Both varieties of tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower showed maximum germination percentage of 95.525 % and 98.500 % (T3), 86.725 % (T2), 97.550 % (T2) and 85.900 % (T2) respectively when compared with the Control (T1). But the germination percentage suddenly declined in tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower as the salinity level moved up from 50 to 200mM NaCl. The percentage decline in germination was 20.475 % and 26.915 %, 41.375 %, 67.775 % and 46.725 % jointly at (T5). In contrast, onion seed showed an exceptional result in which the germination percentage was least affected through higher salinity levels up to 200mM.While both the varieties of tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, onion, fenugreek and cauliflower resulted in maximum root length of 36.400 mm (T3), 28.700 mm (T1), 31.650 mm (T2), 27.025 mm (T1), 26.050 mm (T3) and 39.750 mm (T1) and a maximum shoot length as44.350 mm (T2), 39.875 mm (T2), 57.900 mm (T3), 37.275 mm (T2), 44.675 mm (T3) and 50.350 mm (T2) respectively. The above-mentioned vegetables showed maximum fresh and dry weight (average) of seedlings under salinity level up to 25-50mM NaCl. However, as the salinity level rise from 50mM to 100-200mM NaCl, the results demonstrated a significant decrease in average root length; shoot length; total fresh and dry weight of early seedlings. Keywords: Vegetables, salinity stress, seedlings, germination percentage, growth rate
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Nadar tomato had maximum germination of 95.525% at T3.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Material
- Nadare0
- Treatment
- T3e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 95.525 %e0
- Comparator
- Control (T1)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both varieties of tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower showed maximum germination percentage of 95.525 % and 98.500 % (T3), 86.725 % (T2), 97.550 % (T2) and 85.900 % (T2) respectively when compared with the Control (T1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Naqeeb tomato had maximum germination of 98.500% at T3.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Naqeebe0
- Treatment
- T3e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 98.500 %e0
- Comparator
- Control (T1)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both varieties of tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower showed maximum germination percentage of 95.525 % and 98.500 % (T3), 86.725 % (T2), 97.550 % (T2) and 85.900 % (T2) respectively when compared with the Control (T1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Turnip maximum germination was 86.725% at T2.
- Taxon
- turnip
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Brassica rapa subsp. rapae0 - Treatment
- T2e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 86.725 %e0
- Comparator
- Control (T1)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Both varieties of tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower showed maximum germination percentage of 95.525 % and 98.500 % (T3), 86.725 % (T2), 97.550 % (T2) and 85.900 % (T2) respectively when compared with the Control (T1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek maximum germination was 97.550% at T2.
- Taxon
- fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecume0 - Treatment
- T2e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 97.550 %e0
- Comparator
- Control (T1)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both varieties of tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower showed maximum germination percentage of 95.525 % and 98.500 % (T3), 86.725 % (T2), 97.550 % (T2) and 85.900 % (T2) respectively when compared with the Control (T1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Cauliflower maximum germination was 85.900% at T2.
- Taxon
- cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytise0 - Treatment
- T2e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 85.900 %e0
- Comparator
- Control (T1)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both varieties of tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower showed maximum germination percentage of 95.525 % and 98.500 % (T3), 86.725 % (T2), 97.550 % (T2) and 85.900 % (T2) respectively when compared with the Control (T1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Germination declined for tomato, turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower as salinity rose from 50 to 200 mM.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- 50 to 200mM NaCle0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- declinede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“germination percentage suddenly declined in tomato (Nadar and Naqeeb), turnip, fenugreek and cauliflower as the salinity level moved up from 50 to 200mM NaCl”
Claim · model-written summary
Onion germination was least affected up to 200 mM salinity.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae0 - Treatment
- higher salinity levels up to 200mMe0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- least affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“onion seed showed an exceptional result in which the germination percentage was least affected through higher salinity levels up to 200mM”
Claim · model-written summary
Vegetable seedlings had maximum fresh and dry weights at 25–50 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- vegetablese0
- Treatment
- salinity level up to 25-50mM NaCle0
- Outcome
- fresh and dry weight (average) of seedlingse0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“vegetables showed maximum fresh and dry weight (average) of seedlings under salinity level up to 25-50mM NaCl”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher salinity significantly decreased seedling root length, shoot length, and fresh and dry weight.
- Treatment
- 100-200mM NaCle0
- Outcome
- average root length; shoot length; total fresh and dry weight of early seedlingse0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Comparator
- 50mMe0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“as the salinity level rise from 50mM to 100-200mM NaCl, the results demonstrated a significant decrease in average root length; shoot length; total fresh and dry weight of early seedlings”
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