Influence of Varying Salinity on Germination Indices and Threshold of Salt Tolerance in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Influence of Varying Salinity on Germination Indices and Threshold of Salt Tolerance in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Muhammad Azim Khan1, Muhammad Fawad1*, Aftab Jamal2, Arsalan Ali3 and Rizwan Ahmad3,4
Germination of alfalfa seeds under varying NaCl concentrations
Effect of varying NaCl (mM) on germination variables of alfalfa: GP (a), GE (b), GRI (c), MGT (d), GVI (e), MGT (f). The curve exhibited a second order polynomial model, where Y show the germination variable at a salinity (mM) X (p = 0.0000). Data points are the mean of salinity level for three replicates.
Effect of varying NaCl (mM) on germination variables of alfalfa: MDG (a), CoVGT (b), CoVelG (c), root weight (d), and shoot weight (e). The curve represents a second order polynomial model, where Y show the variables at a salinity (mM) X (p = 0.0000). Data points are the mean of salinity level for three replicates.
Correlation matrix heatmap of pairwise relations between various germination and seedling growth variables of alfalfa. The size and color of the circles show the strength and direction of correlation, where blue represents positive correlations and red represents negative correlations. Var1 and Var2 on the axes refer to the observed variables.
