Open AccessThe effects of NACL, KCL and MGCL2 on the germination of Brassica rapa var. parachinensis seed
Author(s) -
Mona Ghanad,
Rosimah Nulit,
Rusea Go,
Christina Yong Seok Yien
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of biological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2307-9029
DOI - 10.14419/ijbr.v4i1.5854
Subject(s) - germination , seedling , brassica rapa , completely randomized design , brassica , salinity , horticulture , relative humidity , biology , zoology , agronomy , physics , ecology , thermodynamics
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.