SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF  DIFFERENT JUTE CULTIVARS UNDER DIFFERENT  LEVELS OF SODIUM CHLORIDE SALINITY

Md. Najmus Sadat  Ratna; Md. Monirul  Islam; Md. Sarwar  Jahan; Md. Masudul  Haque

doi:10.53808/KUS.2013.11and12.1203-L

Authors

Md. Najmus Sadat Ratna Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
Md. Monirul Islam Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Md. Sarwar Jahan Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Md. Masudul Haque Soil Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2013.11and12.1203-L

Keywords:

Jute, seeds, germination, growth, salinity

Abstract

Six jute cultivars viz. CVL-1, CC-45, CVE-3, D-154, BINA-1, and BINA-2 were tested under sixsalt concentrations, viz. S0 = deionized water (control), S1 = 4 dS m-1, S2 = 8 dS m-1, S3 = 12 dS m-1, S4 = 16 dS m-1 and S5 = 20 dS m-1 . Different parameters of germination and seedling growth were found variable with the varieties and also with the various concentrations to sodium chloride salts. Overall better performance of germination as well as seedling growth parameters was found with the variety D-154 followed by CC-45 although percentage of germination and seedling growth decreased with the increase in salinity level in almost all the cases.

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