Seed priming with NaCl improves germination in maize under saline soil conditions

Soil salinity is considered crucial for seed germination, seedling growth, and crop production in arid semi-arid regions. Seed priming can be an effective solution to improve maize germination under stress. An experiment was conducted study the effect of with NaCl stress on growth variety Arun-2. Before sowing, eighty seeds were soaked 5g/L aqueous 12 hours at 27-degree Celsius. Primed unprimed sown 10-liter capacity plastic pots watered 200mL 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 g/L saline solutions two days intervals. Germination percentage, shoot length, number leaves per plant measured access parameters. The results showed that significantly (P<0.05) improved seeds. Whereas, Arun-2 not affected by Salinity has negative impacts length leaves. 38 DAS found longest level 0 mg/L (8.61cm) it shortest highest i.e. (3.12 cm). Increasing salt severe effects maize, both during vegetative stages plant. alleviated inhibitory maize. Thus, 5 could useful conditions.