Abstract
Five varieties of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) were studied in order to assess the effect of NaCl on seed germination and growth of young seedlings. Five salt treatments, 0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 mM NaCl were applied and germination was carried out at 21°C for 14 days. The results showed that germination percentage, rate of germination, and the relative germination percentage, were all inhibited by NaCl treatments. The strongest inhibition of germination occurred at the higher salt concentrations. Growth of young seedlings was also reduced, especially at the higher salt concentrations. The use of isotonic mannitol solutions indicated that the inhibitory influence of NaCl on sugar beet seed germination was principally a specific ionic effect and only a small portion of the inhibition could be attributed to an osmotic effect.
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Claim · model-written summary
NaCl inhibited germination percentage, germination rate and relative germination percentage.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0 - Treatment
- NaCl treatmentse0
- Outcome
- germination percentage, rate of germination, and the relative germination percentagee0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
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e0“germination percentage, rate of germination, and the relative germination percentage, were all inhibited by NaCl treatments.”
t0“sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Germination inhibition was strongest at higher salt concentrations.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- higher salt concentrationse0
- Outcome
- inhibition of germinatione0
- Direction
- strongeste0
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Verbatim
e0“The strongest inhibition of germination occurred at the higher salt concentrations.”
t0“sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl reduced growth of young seedlings, especially at higher concentrations.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- salinityt0
- Outcome
- Growth of young seedlingse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- higher salt concentrationse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Growth of young seedlings was also reduced, especially at the higher salt concentrations.”
t0“Effect of salinity on seed germination and early seedling growth of sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
An isotonic mannitol comparison indicated that NaCl inhibition of sugar beet germination was principally ionic, with a small osmotic contribution.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Outcome
- inhibitory influence of NaCl on sugar beet seed germinatione0
- Qualifier
- principally a specific ionic effect and only a small portion of the inhibition could be attributed to an osmotic effecte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The use of isotonic mannitol solutions indicated that the inhibitory influence of NaCl on sugar beet seed germination was principally a specific ionic effect and only a small portion of the inhibition could be attributed to an osmotic effect.”
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