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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (35): 20-26.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0278

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Effects on Seed Germination of Sugar Beet: Sodium Selenite Immersion Under Salt Stress

LIU Aijie1(), ZHANG Huizhong2, WANG Maoqian1()   

  1. 1 College of Advanced Agriculture and Ecological Environment of Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080
    2 Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot 010031
  • Received:2023-04-11 Revised:2023-06-15 Online:2023-12-11 Published:2023-12-11
  • Contact: WANG Maoqian

Abstract:

In order to study the effect of different concentrations of sodium selenite on the germination of beet seeds under salt stress, and to provide the basis for the selection of beet seed coating agent, the experiment took "TD805" sugar beet single seed as material, the main treatment was salt stress (100 mmol/L NaCl simulated salt stress), the secondary treatment was seed soaking with sodium selenite, and the germination potential and germination rate were obtained by direct measurement method. The results showed that the seeds of "TD805" beet under salt stress were treated with different concentrations of sodium selenite solution, and the vigor indexes of beet seeds soaked for 18h were better than those soaked for 6 and 12 h, and the effect of soaking for 18 h with 10 mg / L sodium selenite solution was the best. Compared with salt stress control CK2, the germination potential, germination rate, germination index, vitality index and material efficiency were increased by 21.66%, 22.33%, 131.01%, 240.77% and 38.41%, respectively. The experiment showed that the seeds soaked with 10 mg/L sodium selenite solution for 18h had high vitality level, high nutrient utilization rate and fast conversion of stored substances, which could effectively alleviate the germination of beet seeds under salt stress.

Key words: beetroot seed, salt stress, sodium selenite, seed priming, vitality level