Effect of different NaCl concentrations on seed germination and early seedling growth of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L)

An experiment was conducted in pots at the demonstration farm of College Agriculture, University Bahri, Sudan during 2016 - 2017 seasons to study effect different NaCl concentration soil on seed germination and seedling growth sugar beet. The arranged randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications four treatments sodium chloride concentrations soil; they were 4 dS/m, 8 12 16 dS/m referred as S1, S2, S3, S4 respectively. results showed that applications levels silt revealed significant increased between beet germination, leaves number seedling, leaf area index root length, also appeared no dry weight, weight diameter seedling. concluded Sugar is a salt-tolerant crop, but it's sensitive salinity growth. In present study, best level chloride, which gives highest growth, 4dS/m, where lowest parameters found 16dS/m.