Abstract
Effect of salt (NaCl) stress on germination and early seedling growth of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)
Highlights
Introduction medicinal valuesIt is considered as tonicMuskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) often called to heart and brain it cantaloupes in the United States, are is a good source of Vitamin A, B, and C and commonly grown here in Pakistan, all its parts are used including the outer skin their cultivation is increasing in [1]
In this study the effect of salt stress NaCl on germination and early seedling growth of muskmelon was to investigated the two muskmelon varieties (V1= Durga and V2= Yellow pari) were evaluated to against the different salinity levels (T1= Control, T2 1 dsm-1, T3= 2dsm-1, T4= 3dsm-1 and T5= 4dsm-1) the data were recorded on the basis of certain number of plants some parameters of economics importance such as Germination (%), number of leaves vine-1, seedling vigor index, vine length, fresh shoot biomass (g) and electrolyte leakage of leaf (%)
The analysis of variance (Appendix-I) depicted that seed germination of muskmelon was significantly influenced by varieties (F=5.11, P=0.0363, df=29); while there was no significant variation in germination (P>0.05) due to salinity levels (F=2.18, P=0.1119, df=29) and varieties × salinity levels interaction (F=1.30, P=0.3091, df=29, CV=14.62%)
Summary
Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) often called to heart and brain (laxative and diuretic) it cantaloupes in the United States, are is a good source of Vitamin A, B, and C and commonly grown here in Pakistan, all its parts are used including the outer skin their cultivation is increasing in [1]. Muskmelon requires high temperature many areas of Sindh including all of the for successful growth and development and country. Its high water content help to stay do not withstand temperature below 5 0C hydrated during the hot season. Hot dry air (Water melons) and Cucumis (muskmelonand sunshine during fruit ripening are cantaloupe group). The muskmelon is a needed for the development of high sugar member of the Cucurbitaceae family, which content and good taste among the a biotic is muskmelon and popular crop with lots of factors, salinity causes severe stress that
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