Seed priming | Salinity level | Germination (%) |
No priming | No salt | 72.0 d |
| NaCl 0.25 dS∙m−1 | 41.7 g |
| NaCl 0.5 dS∙m−1 | 19.3 h |
| NaCl 1.0 dS∙m−1 | 0.00 i |
Hydropriming 24 hrs | No salt | 85.7 b |
| NaCl 0.25 dS∙m−1 | 78.3 c |
| NaCl 0.5 dS∙m−1 | 51.7 f |
| NaCl 1.0 dS∙m−1 | 0.00 i |
Hydropriming 48 hrs | No salt | 95.7 a |
| NaCl 0.25 dS∙m−1 | 92.3 a |
| NaCl 0.5 dS∙m−1 | 82.0 bc |
| NaCl 1.0 dS∙m−1 | 15.3 h |
Halo priming 48 hrs | No salt | 79.0 c |
| NaCl 0.25 dS∙m−1 | 52.7 f |
| NaCl 0.5 dS∙m−1 | 42.3 g |
| NaCl 1.0 dS∙m−1 | 0.00 i |
Osmopriming 48 hrs | No salt | 70.0 d |
| NaCl 0.25 dS∙m−1 | 64.0 e |
| NaCl 0.5 dS∙m−1 | 39.3 g |
| NaCl 1.0 dS∙m−1 | 0.00i |
LSD0.05 |
| 4.91 |
Level of significance |
| ** |
CV (%) |
| 3.45 |