Table 1.
Effects of different SA concentrations on the germination and growth of the wheat progeny seeds under salt stress.
| Treatment | Germination Rate (%) | Mean Germination Time (Day) | Length (cm) | Dry Weight (mg seed−1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleoptile | Radicle | Seed Residue | Coleoptile | Radicle | |||
| WW | 98.00 ± 0.02 a | 3.27 ± 0.04 d | 9.88 ± 0.13 a | 7.76 ± 0.13 a | 22.13 ± 0.46 d | 7.67 ± 0.24 a | 3.98 ± 0.19 a |
| WS | 64.00 ± 0.03 d | 3.72 ± 0.05 a | 4.72 ± 0.09 e | 4.37 ± 0.07 d | 30.84 ± 0.41 a | 4.37 ± 0.43 d | 1.87 ± 0.28 c |
| S50S | 73.33 ± 0.04 c | 3.63 ± 0.07 ab | 5.18 ± 0.12 d | 4.59 ± 0.09 d | 28.27 ± 0.83 b | 5.28 ± 0.40 c | 2.42 ± 0.07 b |
| S150S | 80.00 ± 0.02 b | 3.50 ± 0.08 c | 5.78 ± 0.06 b | 5.43 ± 0.12 b | 24.60 ± 0.53 c | 6.22 ± 0.10 b | 2.56 ± 0.10 b |
| S450S | 76.67 ± 0.03 bc | 3.55 ± 0.06 bc | 5.47 ± 0.14 c | 5.03 ± 0.26 c | 27.75 ± 0.59 b | 5.58 ± 0.13 c | 2.44 ± 0.12 b |
Note: WW (water pretreatment + water germination), WS (water pretreatment + NaCl treatment), S50S (50 µmol/L SA pretreatment + NaCl treatment), S150S (150 µmol/L SA pretreatment + NaCl treatment), S450S (450 µmol/L SA pretreatment + NaCl treatment). Each value is the mean ± SE of three biological replicates. The different lowercase letters indicate statistically significant differences at the p < 0.05 level.