Table 2.

Effects of application of Na₂SeO₄ or Na₂SeO₃ at different concentrations on germination parameters of durum wheat seeds exposed to salt stress

Salt stress NaCl (mM)	Se supply (μM)	Na2SeO4			Na2SeO3
		GR (%)	GE (%)	GI	GR (%)	GE (%)	GI
0	0	75.14 ± 11.57a	51.86 ± 5.12b	17.25 ± 8.00a	75.14 ± 11.57a	51.86 ± 5.12b	17.25 ± 8.00a
50	0	62.43 ± 8.26bc	42.57 ± 5.60 cd	14.89 ± 8.13ab	62.43 ± 8.26b	42.57 ± 5.60d	14.89 ± 8.13ab
50	0.1	63.78 ± 13.01bc	48.57 ± 7.56c	15.10 ± 9.60ab	62.57 ± 8.94b	43.57 ± 5.65d	14.99 ± 8.21ab
50	1	70.14 ± 15.00a	58.86 ± 7.79a	16.59 ± 9.91a	68.29 ± 18.39ab	53.86 ± 6.78a	16.21 ± 8.84a
50	2	68.29 ± 19.70ab	54.00 ± 8.42b	16.19 ± 10.44a	66.14 ± 13.50b	46.01 ± 6.21 cd	15.65 ± 8.01ab
50	4	65.29 ± 18.59abc	51.57 ± 6.65b	15.21 ± 8.41ab	65.14 ± 12.47b	49.71 ± 6.38bc	15.35 ± 8.33ab
50	8	55.29 ± 13.12 cd	42.11 ± 4.59 cd	14.20 ± 7.27ab	52.86 ± 15.24c	42.06 ± 6.59d	12.44 ± 7.99ab
50	10	46.42 ± 22.07d	40.43 ± 4.72d	11.96 ± 6.85b	44.86 ± 15.44c	35.00 ± 5.77e	11.41 ± 7.24b

Data are mean ± SD of five replicates. Different letters in a column indicate significant differences at P < 0.05

GR seed germination rate, GE Germination energy, GI Germination index