Influence of sodium chloride salinity on some hydrolytic enzyme activity in germinating wheat seeds

Treatment of wheat seeds with NaCl solution decreased the germination rate of seeds with the increase in the days of germination. A decrease in amylase activity in germinating seeds under control was marked with a comparative inhibition of amylase activity in seeds under salinity stress. Both acid phosphatase and ATPase activity showed a decrease with the increase in germination period. However an increase in activity at higher salt concentration in germinating wheat seeds was observed.