The experiment was performed to find the seed germination indices of eggplant under various salinity levels (0.1 to 1.0 % sea salt concentrations of ECiw = 1.7 to 14.2 dS.m -1 ). Distilled water was used as non-saline control (ECiw = 0.5dS.m -1 ). 100 % germination was recorded under non-saline control (0.5 dS.m -1 ) at 7 th day of the treatment. Significant decrease in germination percentage (GP%) and germination rate (GR) were proportionate to salinity. Decline in germination index (GI), and coefficient of velocity of germination (CVG) were noted with increasing concentration of sea salt 0.1% to 0.7% (ECiw = 1.7 to 10.1 dS.m -1 respectively) in irrigation water. Increased mean germination time (MGT) under increasing salinity regimes indicate the delaying of seed germination percentage. However, complete inhibition of seed germination was observed at 0.8% or above up to 1.0% sea salt salinity (ECiw = 10.8 to 14.2 dS.m -1 ) levels.
Rafat Saeed, Rafiq Ahmad, Ameer Ahmed Mirbahar, Bushreen Jehan. (2014) GERMINATION INDICES OF EGG PLANT (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.) UNDER SEA SALT SALINITY, , Volume 11, Issue 1.
