Abstract
Salinity is an abiotic stress which has harmful effects on germination of many plants. Therefore, high germination rate and vigorous early growth under salty soils is preferred. Seed priming is a way to increase salt tolerance of plants. An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition. The treatments were 4 levels of seed priming (no priming, distilled water as hydro priming and 0.5 and 1.0 mM salicylic acid) and 5 levels of salinity (0, 40 and 80 mM NaCl and 40 and 80 mM CaCl2). The experiment arranged as a factorial in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. Results showed that salinity decreased germination percentage and germination rate to about 16 and 32% in 80 mM CaCl2 level compared to control, respectively. The highest mean germination time (5.7 day) were belonged to 80 mM CaCl2. Radicle and plumule length significantly decreased by 80 mM NaCl and 40 and 80 mM CaCl2. The lowest seedling weight and seed stamina observed in 80 mM CaCl2. 0.5 mM salicylic acid improved all traits except mean germination time as compared to control. Salicylic acid (0.5 mM) improved radicle length under 0, 40 and 80 mM NaCl salinity levels as well as increased plumule length at the 0 and 40 mM NaCl salinity conditions.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity at 80 mM CaCl2 decreased milk thistle germination percentage, by about 16%.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- 80 mM CaCl2e1
- Outcome
- germination percentagee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- about 16e1
- Comparator
- controle1
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Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e1“Results showed that salinity decreased germination percentage and germination rate to about 16 and 32% in 80 mM CaCl2 level compared to control, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity at 80 mM CaCl2 decreased milk thistle germination rate, by 32%.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- 80 mM CaCl2e1
- Outcome
- germination ratee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 32%e1
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e1“Results showed that salinity decreased germination percentage and germination rate to about 16 and 32% in 80 mM CaCl2 level compared to control, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Mean germination time of milk thistle was highest (5.7 days) at 80 mM CaCl2.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- 80 mM CaCl2e2
- Outcome
- mean germination timee2
- Direction
- higheste2
- Value
- 5.7 daye2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e2“The highest mean germination time (5.7 day) were belonged to 80 mM CaCl2”
Claim · model-written summary
80 mM NaCl significantly decreased radicle and plumule length of milk thistle.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- 80 mM NaCle3
- Outcome
- Radicle and plumule lengthe3
- Direction
- significantly decreasede3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e3“Radicle and plumule length significantly decreased by 80 mM NaCl and 40 and 80 mM CaCl2”
Claim · model-written summary
40 and 80 mM CaCl2 significantly decreased radicle and plumule length of milk thistle.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- 40 and 80 mM CaCl2e3
- Outcome
- Radicle and plumule lengthe3
- Direction
- significantly decreasede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e3“Radicle and plumule length significantly decreased by 80 mM NaCl and 40 and 80 mM CaCl2”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedling weight and seed vigour of milk thistle were lowest at 80 mM CaCl2.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- 80 mM CaCl2e4
- Outcome
- seedling weight and seed staminae4
- Direction
- loweste4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e4“The lowest seedling weight and seed stamina observed in 80 mM CaCl2”
Claim · model-written summary
0.5 mM salicylic acid priming improved all milk thistle traits except mean germination time, compared with control.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- 0.5 mM salicylic acide5
- Outcome
- all traits except mean germination timee5
- Direction
- improvede5
- Comparator
- controle5
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Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e5“0.5 mM salicylic acid improved all traits except mean germination time as compared to control”
Claim · model-written summary
Salicylic acid (0.5 mM) improved milk thistle radicle length under 0, 40 and 80 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- Salicylic acid (0.5 mM)e6
- Outcome
- radicle lengthe6
- Direction
- improvede6
- Qualifier
- 0, 40 and 80 mM NaCl salinity levelse6
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e6“Salicylic acid (0.5 mM) improved radicle length under 0, 40 and 80 mM NaCl salinity levels as well as increased plumule length at the 0 and 40 mM NaCl salinity conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Salicylic acid (0.5 mM) increased milk thistle plumule length at 0 and 40 mM NaCl.
- Taxon
- milk thistle
Silybum marianume0 - Treatment
- Salicylic acid (0.5 mM)e6
- Outcome
- plumule lengthe6
- Direction
- increasede6
- Qualifier
- 0 and 40 mM NaCl salinity conditionse6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“investigate the effect of seed priming on germination of milk thistle under salinity condition”
e6“Salicylic acid (0.5 mM) improved radicle length under 0, 40 and 80 mM NaCl salinity levels as well as increased plumule length at the 0 and 40 mM NaCl salinity conditions”
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