Pre-germination treatments with plant growth regulators and bioactivators attenuate salt stress in melon: effects on germination and seedling development

The scarcity of surface water has led to the use underground sources as an alternative for crop irrigation by farmers in semi-arid regions. However, these generally have high salinity, which prevents agricultural production. objective this study was determine effects pre-germination treatments with plant growth regulators and bioactivators on melon seeds attenuate salt stress caused during germination seedling development. Two trials were carried out separately hybrids, Goldex Grand Prix. design completely randomized a 4 × 3 factorial scheme (four seed three dilutions water). Seeds treated salicylic acid gibberellic insecticide, thiamethoxam, addition control. Local supply water, artesian well groundwater, dilution waters at 1:1 ratio employed irrigation. Fourteen days after sowing, morphological physiological analyses performed, material collected biochemical determination. saline affected initial development seedlings Prix hybrids. Pre-germination treatment hybrid inefficient mitigating stress. salinity pretreated thiamethoxam attenuated.