The Effect of Salt Stress on the Germination and Seedling Growth Parameters of a Selected Forage Pea (Pisum sativum ssp. arvense L.) Genotype

Stress factors in crop production cause a decrease in crop yield. Salinity is one of the most important abiotic stress factors that decrease yield and quality. This study was conducted to determine the salinity tolerance of forage pea genotype. The salinity stress was arranged with different NaCl concentrations (0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240, 270 and 300 mM). The experiment was conducted as a randomized complete block design with ten replications. In the study, germination rate, mean germination time, the length of radicula and plumula, radicula fresh and dry weight, plumula fresh and dry weight were determined. Results showed that, salt stress caused significant differences in all parameters. As a result, the studied genotype was found to be resistant to salt doses below 90 mM.