Department of Botany, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar
Germination was delayed and not reduced by salinity. Growth of the plant decreassd progressively with increase in salinity level. On desalinisation, the recovery in case of roots was more than the stem whereas, the leaves showed least recovery. Flowering was delayed and the intensity of flowering and pod setting was reduced under saline conditions. However, time taken to develop pod, was not affected. Salinity reduced the number of pods more than the seeds and partitioning of the dry matter was differently affected by different levels of salinity. The recovery in the number of pods and seeds was incomplete with complete desalinisation.
