Investigation of Salinity and Moisture on the Germination of Weed Seeds Mallow,Barnyard grass and Johnson grass in Terms of Deterioration of Seeds

In order to evaluate the effects of seed deterioration on capability of seed germination and seedling of three weeds-Malva neglecta L., Echinochloa crus-galli L.and Sorghum halepense L.-under saline stress conditions, an experiment was conducted at university of Ramin in Khuzesatan. The arrangement was factrorial in form of a completely randomized design with 4 replications (RCD) in 2012. In this experiment, The first factor was weed seeds at 3 levels (Malva neglecta, Echinochloa crus-galli and Sorghum halepense), the second factor was deterioration treatments at 4 levels (0, 3, 5 and 7 days), and the third factor was salinity (0,4,8 and 12dSm-1), and the forth factor was moisture stress at 3 levels (saturation field capacity(FC) and 50%FC). The results of experiment showed that seed deterioration and saline stress reduce all measured characteristics including time, speed, uniformity, persentage and emergence index, germination percentage, radicle length, plumul length, vigos index, and seedling dry weight. A significant difference was observed at %1 level. Saline stress resulted in reduction of determined characters in the experiment. Whwrase in Wherase in Malva niglecta moisture Stress of 50% FC, FC and saturation reduced percentage of germination, in barnyard grass and johnsongrass the highest germination percentage was observed in saturation tseated seeds and the least percentage of emergences was observed in %50 FC treated seeds. Our results indicated that seed deterioration increased the effect of salinity on weed seedling establishment and seed germination.