panicle, number of spikelets per filled panicle and total number of spikelets per panicles but effect of different
salinity levels on percentage of ratio of filled panicle number to tiller number and percentage of ratio of yield
to straw weight was not significant. The least of these yield components were observed at the highest salinity
level (8 dS/m). In different growth stages of rice, all yield components were different. Final growth stages, i.e.,
panicle emergence and ripening showed less sensitivity to salinity but primary stages, i.e., tillering and panicle
initiation were more sensitive to salinity. Therefore, irrigation with saline water can be used in the final stages
of plant growth, i.e. panicle emergence and ripeness.