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    Effects of different salt concentrations (NaCl) on germination of some spinach cultivars
    (Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2010-07-21) Turhan, Ahmet; Kuşçu, Hayrettin; Şeniz, Vedat; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mustafakemalpaşa Meslek Yüksekokulu.; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Ziraat Fakültesi/Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü.
    Seeds of four spinach cultivars including Green Gold, Larisa, Mikado and Ohio were used to investigate the effects of different NaCl concentrations (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mM) on their germination percentage, germination energy, germination index, relative germination rate and germination time. The results showed that different treatments of salinity had statistically considerable effects on the germination percentage, germination energy, germination index, relative germination rate and germination time. Germination percentage and relative germination rate features of spinach cultivars were not influenced by 0–50 mM NaCl concentration, but germination energy values showed small decreases. In those features important decreases occurred by 100 mM concentration and the lowest values obtained at 200 mM. Despite the increase in germination time, germination index considerably decreased in accordance with the increasing salt concentrations. However, Green Gold cultivar demonstrated better performance than the other cultivars for most of measured parameters under different salinity levels.