Effects of Salinity and Drought Stress on Seed Germination of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Seed Collection
2.2. Seed Germination and Treatments
2.3. Determination of Germination Parameters
2.4. Experimental Design and Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Effects of Salinity Stress on Germination of P. oleracea Seed
3.2. Effects of Drought Stress on Germination of P. oleracea Seed
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pham, A.C.; Vo, T.C.; Vu, H.D.; Tran, D.Q. Effects of Salinity and Drought Stress on Seed Germination of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea). Biol. Life Sci. Forum 2023, 27, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2023-14974
Pham AC, Vo TC, Vu HD, Tran DQ. Effects of Salinity and Drought Stress on Seed Germination of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea). Biology and Life Sciences Forum. 2023; 27(1):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2023-14974
Chicago/Turabian StylePham, Anh Cong, Tuan Chau Vo, Hoang Duc Vu, and Dan Quang Tran. 2023. "Effects of Salinity and Drought Stress on Seed Germination of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)" Biology and Life Sciences Forum 27, no. 1: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2023-14974