Table 3. The impact of different osmotic potentials on seed germination and growth traits of different wheat genotypes included in the study.
| Osmotic potential | GP | RL | SL | RFW | RDW | SFW | SDW | R/S | Chl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (cm) | (cm) | (g) | (g) | (g) | (g) | (SPAD value) | ||
| 0 MPa | 100.00 a | 18.34 a | 14.55 a | 0.69 a | 0.31 a | 0.60 a | 0.30 a | 1.27 c | 49.44 a |
| -0.6 MPa | 70.08 b | 13.97 b | 9.79 b | 0.37 b | 0.21 b | 0.30 b | 0.15 b | 1.43 a | 45.53 b |
| -1.2 MPa | 40.75 c | 7.72 c | 5.50 c | 0.17 c | 0.08 c | 0.12 c | 0.05 c | 1.41 b | 39.92 c |
| LSD 5% | 0.62 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.015 | 0.008 | 0.009 | 0.006 | 0.013 | 0.52 |
Here, GP = seed germination percentage, RL = root length, SL = shoot length, RFW = root fresh weight, RDW = root dry weight, SFW = shoot fresh weight, SDW = shoot dry weight, R/S = root:shoot ratio, Chl = chlorophyll index. The means sharing same letters within a same column are statistically non-significant (p > 0.05).