Comparative Effects of NaCl and Polyethylene Glycol on Germination, Emergence and Seedling Growth of Cowpea

Murillo‐Amador, Bernardo; López‐Aguilar, Raúl; Kaya, Cengiz; Ángel Larrinaga-Mayoral, Juan; Flores-Hernández, Arnoldo

doi:10.1046/j.1439-037x.2002.00563.x

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Comparative Effects of NaCl and Polyethylene Glycol on Germination, Emergence and Seedling Growth of Cowpea

Published in Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science • Aug 1, 2002

Authors:

Bernardo Murillo‐Amador

Raúl López‐Aguilar

Cengiz Kaya

Abstract

Abstract Seeds of Paceño and Cuarenteño cultivars of cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) were tested for salt and drought tolerance at germination, seedling emergence and early seedling growth in NaCl and PEG‐8000 solutions of different osmotic potentials (0, −0.2, −0.4, −0.6, and −0.8 MPa). Daily ...

Subject

Seedling

Germination

Cultivar

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