Germination Responses of Three Forage Grasses to Different Concentrations of Six Salts

Highlight: Both total germination and rate of germination of deemed to be germinated when both radicle and plumule growth were three species of perennial grasses were affected by concentration evident. of six salts. A significant salt by species interaction was detected, Total germination and rate of germination (RG) were analyzed. and species differed in their response to concentrations, but both Rate of germination was calculated following Carleton et al. (1968) as: the salts and specific cations and anions affected all three species in the same way. c (Xi + 1 -Xi)/Ni + 1 where Xi + 1 and Xi are the number of seeds germinated on any given day, and on the previous day, respectively, and