Potassium Nitrate

salinity

Germination percentage (%)

Germination speed (Number of germinated seeds in day)

Plumule length (cm)

Radicle length (cm)

Plumule fresh weight

(g)

Radicle fresh weight (g)

Seed vigor (%)

Normal seedling percentage (%)

zero

zero

88.33^a

5.33^a

2.26^a

2.50^a

39.21^a

0.01^a

39.21^a

84.74^a

−2

70^c

5.03^a

2.23^a

2.10^a

30.50^b

0.009^dc

30.50^ab

81.66^ab

−4

63.33^cd

4.94^ab

1.7^b

1^bc

17.23^c

0.009^dc

17.23^d

55.19^d

−6

58.33^d

3.53^c

1.53^b

0.62^cd

0.02^d

0.007^bc

12.47^d

39.62^e

−8

18.33^e

0.85^d

0^c

0^d

0^d

0^d

1.83^e

0^f

0.2 percentage

zero

81.66^ab

5.44^a

2.43^a

2.46^a

0.03^d

0.01^a

1.83^e

85.66^a

−2

80 ^ab

5.22^a

2.30^a

2.16^a

0.04^d

0.008^c

36.01^ab

78^ab

−4

76.66^bc

4.62^b

1.73^b

0.96 ^bc

0.03^d

0.007^bc

21.01^cd

64.55^c

−6

76.66^bc

4.44^b

1.33^b

0.63^cd

0.03^d

0.006^b

15.13d

60.11^cd

−8

8.33^f

0.32^d

0^c

0^d

0^d

0^d

0.83^e

0^f

0.4 percentage

zero

76.66^bc

5.94^a

2.10^a

2.50^a

0.03^d

0.01^a

34.81^ab

85.17^a

−2

78.33^c

4.86^b

2.13^a

1.36^b

0.28^d

0.008^c

27.11^bc

81.78ab

−4

75^bc

3.79^c

2.13^a

2.10^a

0.03^d

0.008^c

31.06^e

68.67^c

−6

73^bc

4.21^b

1.36^b

0.6^cd

0.02^d

0.005^b

14.63^d

55.87^d

−8

88.33^a

5.33^a

2.26^a

2.50^a

39.21^a

0.01^a

39.21^a

84.74^a