Abstract:

This research was carried out in the Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops. It was used two Hungarian vetch cultivars (Altinova-2002 and Anadolu Pembesi-2002) and five salt concentrations (unsalted/0, 50 mM, 100 mM, 150 mM, 200 mM) as treatment. In this experiment, it was estimated germination rate (%), germination index and mean germination time (day) by using germination parameters and was also measured root and shoot length (mm) and seedling fresh weight (g). Salt concentrations negatively affected evaluated features for both cultivars in the final of this research. As the salt concentrations increased, all investigated properties except mean germination time were observed to decrease. In terms of germination rate, germination index, root and shoot length and seedling fresh weight between cultivars, Altionva-2002 cultivar gave higher value than Anadolu Pembesi-2002 cultivar. When we examined Cultivar x dose interactions, all properties were most affected adverse in the Anadolu Pembesi x 200 mM interaction This research clearly showed that the cultivation of Hungarian vetches of Anadolu Pembesi and Altınova-2002 will be affected in the soil that has been exposed to the problem of salinity.  

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