Abstract :
Salinity defined as the major of abiotic stress factors, which affect several stages in the life cycle of the plant. Seed germination and seedling establishment are the most important stages in plant growth and development on salinity habitats. Therefore, this study was conducted to reveal the tolerance of Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius L.) seed with Dead Sea water, sea water, and NaCl. The growth chamber experiment reported the effect of a serial concentration of Dead Sea water, sea water, and NaCl (3[per thousand], 6[per thousand], 9[per thousand], and 12[per thousand]) and deionized water as a control was used on Molokhia seeds. The experiment investigated germination percentage, germination rate, germination index, and relative germination rate were measured. Early seedling growth measurements, stomatal conductance and morphological structure of leaves were also studied. This study found that the percentage of germination, germination index and germination rate of seeds significantly decreased (P 0.05) variation between the Dead Sea water and sea water treatments at 3[per thousand] and 6[per thousand] concentrations of salinity. Interestingly, 3[per thousand] of Dead Sea water significantly increased (P Keywords: Dead Sea water, Sea water, Germination, Leaf anatomy, NaCl, Stomatal conductance.
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