| Growth stages | Code | Days after sowing (DAS) | ||||
| S0 (control) | S1 (low salinity) | S2 (High salinity) | ||||
| A.P | R.P | A.P | R.P | |||
| Germination | V0 | 0 - 6 | 0 - 8 | 0 - 12 | 0 - 14 | 0 - 16 |
| Emergence | V1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Primary leaves | V2 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
| First trifoliate leaf | V3 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 30 |
| Third trifoliate leaf | V4 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
| Pre-flowering | R5 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 44 |
| Flowering | R6 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 50 |
| Pod formation | R7 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 53 |
| Pod filling | R8 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 68 | 72 |
| Maturity | R9 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 94 | 96 |