Pak. J. Bot., 32(1): 115-119, 2000. | Back to Contents | ||||
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CHANGES IN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE OF LEACHATES FROM WHEAT SEEDS PRETREATED IN WATER AND SODIUM CHLORIDE MOHAMMAD ASHRAF*, FAIZ-UL-HASSAN NASIM** AND NASIM AKHTAR
Abstract: Wheat seeds of two different cultivars viz., Inqalab and
Pasban, pretreated in water for 2, 6, 16 and 24 hours or 5, 10, 20, 30% concentration
of NaCl solution for 2 days were used for studying the changes in electrical conductance
of their leachates. Seeds pretreated in water for upto 24 hours showed 97-99%
germination with 35-75 % reduction in germination in NaCI pretreated seeds. After
one year storage, 2 and 6 hours pretreated seeds showed decreased germination
and 16 and 24 hours pretreated seeds did not geminate. However, salt treatment
at all its concentrations had little effect in further loss in seed germination
in one 9- year old seeds. Electrical conductance (E.C.) of leachates of the pretreated
seeds during the initial six hours of start of imbibition did not prove a good
method for the determination of germinability of seeds before or after one year
of storage. Instead of E.C. measurements, nature of electrolytes effluxed during
imbibition might be indicator of the germinability status of wheat seeds.
Department of Chemistry, lslamia University, Bahawalpur,
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