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Mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) is also and decreased the harmful of oxidation. The
known as green gram, golden gram, Oregon pea, main objectives in this activity: To determine
chickasano pea, chiroko or simply mung. Soil which salt concentration would not inhibit the
salinity is a major concern to the agriculture in process of seed germination of mung bean. Next,
arid and semi - arid regions. According to an to quantitavely evaluate the effect of salinity by
estimation one - third of the world’s land surface measuring the length, width and dry weight of
is arid or semi - arid (4.8 × 109 ha.) out of which roots of mung bean; and compare the effects of
add 20 pieces of mung bean in each plastic cups 10 and 14. Respectively, the root axis were
and give them space, evenly apart on paper measured until day 14 then, all roots were
towel. Afterwards, it was stored in a room collected per salt concentrations and dried them
temperature away from sunlight to avoid drying out in the oven to measure the dry weight.
DAY 0
TAP WATER
Figure 2. Effect of mung bean germination from various concentrations on
day 3.
Data and Results
DAY 5
TAP WATER
Figure 1. Effect of mung bean germination from various concentrations on
day 5.
Data and Results
DAY 7
TAP WATER
Figure 2. Effect of mung bean germination from various concentrations on
day 7.
Data
No water (dry) 0
Tap water 0
0% 0
0.25% 0.25
0.5% 0.49
0.75% 0.74
1.0% 0.99
1.5% 1.48
3.5% 3.46
Dry N/A
0% 0.037
0.25% 0.0017
0.5% 0.0095
0.75% 0.0056
1.0% 0.0010
1.5% 0.0073
3.5% N/A
DAY 0
DAY 3 DAY 5
NUMBER NUMBER
TYPE OF OF SEEDS TYPE OF OF SEEDS
SET UP WITH SET UP WITH
ROOTS ROOTS
Dry 0 Dry 0
Tap Water 5 Tap Water 11
0% 9 0% 13
0.25% 2 0.25% 4
0.5% 4 0.5% 7
0.75% 4 0.75% 6
1.0% 0 1.0% 1
1.5% 3 1.5% 3
3.5% 0 3.5% 0
DAY 7
NUMBER
TYPE OF OF SEEDS
SET UP WITH
ROOTS
Dry 0
Tap Water 16
0% 17
0.25% 6
0.5% 11
0.75% 10
1.0% 2
1.5% 8
The results from the data of Day 3 showed fast While in the diameter was 0.2 cm. which means
growth while others have not yet. Starting from the rate of the ability of seeds became low in this
the dry sample, no growth has seen since it did concentration. In 0.75%, only 6 seeds were able
not have any moisture at all nor water. Therefore to grow longer, having 0.5 cm lengths. The
it remained quiescent. In Tap water, the seeds’ diameter, all 6 seeds have 0.2 cm and the rest
condition have already grown or germinated. did not germinate. In 1.0% salt concentration,
The seed 3 had the longest root length having 2 has the same result with 0.75% NaCl
cm radicle while in diameter, the seed 1 and 3 concentration. 1.5% salt solution, all seeds
had 0.3 cm length. 0% concentration of NaCl, all produced no germination at all for both length
remaining 11 seeds have the measurement of 0 and diameter. Lastly in Day 3 with salt
cm and the longest was seed 7. In diameter was concentration of 3.5%, no germination took
place. For Day 5, in dry samples, no germination lengths and so the diameter as well, seed 1
took place since no any treatment was placed having 0.4 cm length while seed 2 having 0.3 cm
same as the 3.5 salt concentration because of length and both have 0.1 cm diameter. The 1.5%
high salinity which causes toxicity inside the cell salt concentration’s longest length was seed 1
to malfunction on their growth. In tap water, having 1.3 cm root and in diameter was 1 cm.
only 11 seeds left that have roots. For 0%, 13 which cause a decrease in growth. Lastly, 3.5%
seeds that has root. 0.25%, only 4 this might be salt concentration still did not germinate due to
due to their low salinity and tolerance. For 0.5% high salinity wherein osmotic pressure created
had 7 roots sprouted. 0.75% concentration got 6 by sodium chloride, water cannot enter
seeds with roots which means the germination the seed coat; instead, salt enters and causes
lowered and inconsistent. 1.0% only 1 seed with toxicity to plants’ metabolism.
with different genotypes. A decline in normal did not germinate. Although the seeds may
growth, germination %, inhibition in root and recover from the transfer of water through
shoot length and decreased in dry weights of osmosis, due to the limited two-day germination,
seedlings were observed. For the highest the seeds might haven’t been able to recover on