Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Stress on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Mustard (Brassica Campestris L.)

Numerous stresses cause negative impacts on crops and salinity-alkalinity plays a significant role in these that harm the their production. Sodium bicarbonate is an alkaline salt also affects crops. The present experiment was performed to study of seed germination early seedling growth mustard under various NaHCO3 treatments. This completely randomized design, seeds ofmustard were sown petridishes lined withWhatman No. 1 filter paper triplicates. Different concentrations (0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 mM) solution used moisten papers. control (0 treatment applied using distilled water. seedlings measured fourteenth day sowing. outcomes demonstrated percentage declined significantly at sodium treatments (5.0, mM), while % DFC for found be increased with increasing levels. In (2.5, concentrations, there reduction got growth, as assessed by vigor index, length seedlings, fresh weight seedlings. phytotoxicity tolerance index dropped dry shoot whole inhibited root levels