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Effect of iso-osmotic levels of salt and peg-6000 on germination and early seedling growth of pea (Pisum sativum L.)

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Germination and seedling growth of pea (Pisum sativum L. cv. Rachna) was studied in salts and PEG-6000 solution having osmotic potentials −0.1, −0.2, −0.3, −0.4 and −0.5 MPa. At equivalent level of stress, NaCl proved more harmful to germination, seedling growth, vigour index, as well as initial mobilizing efficiency of food material from seed to the growing seedling, while PEG-6000 was more harmful to imbibition rate and mobilization efficiency in further days.

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  1. Department of Crop Physiology, N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology, 224 229, Narendranagar (Kumarganj) Faizabad, India

    Maharaj Singh, B. B. Singh & P. C. Ram

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Singh, M., Singh, B.B. & Ram, P.C. Effect of iso-osmotic levels of salt and peg-6000 on germination and early seedling growth of pea (Pisum sativum L.). Biol Plant 32, 226–231 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02890880

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