.Variety
Salinity levels (dS m-1)
0 4 8 12 16
IR 20 96.0 a 88.75 bc 77.50 bc 68.88 b 45.0 b
Pokkali 96.00 a 90.00 ab 82.50 abc 60.50 c 40.0 c
MR 33 90.63 b 83.13 d 76.88 c 58.75 cd 31.88 cd
MR68 93.63 ab 84.38 cd 76.88 c 51.88 d 11.25 e
MR 84 94.63 ab 85.88 cd 78.13 abc 54.13 cd 37.38 c
MR 52 97.38 a 95.00 a 87.00 a 73.13 b 55.38 b
MR 211 97.13 a 95.88 a 88.38 a 84.38 a 61.25 ab
MR 219 95.63 ab 91.25 ab 78.13 bc 54.38 cd 16.25 de
MR 220 94.13 ab 65.63 e 58.75 d 40.0 e 11.0 e
MR 232 96.00 a 91.00 ab 87.38 a 73.63 b 63.25 a
BR 29 91.88 b 66.88 e 51.38 e 38.0 e 19.38 d
BR 40 96.00 a 91.00 ab 83.38 ab 75.75 b 43.38 c
Means with the same letter in the columns do not differ significantly (P 0.05).
Table 2. Effect of salinity on germination speed of rice varieties.
Variety
Salinity levels