Department of Plant physiology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, 741 252, India
*Corresponding author's e-mail: profabbera@rediffmail.com
Online published on 19 April, 2014.
The effect of different salinity levels on germination, seedling growth, seedling vigour and chlorophyll contentsof five mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] cultivarsviz. Pusa Baisakhi, PS7, B-105, Pusa-105 and Suniana was studied. The percentage of germination, seedling growth parameters and seedling vigour index were found to decrease under salinity stress. Salinity caused reduction in chlorophyll contents, chlorophyll a/b ratio and chlorophyll stability index. Among the five cultivars studied Pusa Baisakhi showed better growth performance and comparatively higher tolerance to salinity.
Chlorophyll, Germination, Mungbean, Salinity, Vigour index
