DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sajb.2025.v13i05.007

Pages: 542-552

Plants are very important on face of earth, both biotic and abiotic environmental factors are necessary for its growth. Salinity is a most important abiotic stress that affects plant growth and development and lead to crop yield loss. To learn the effect of salinity on the germination stage plus early seedling growth of Brassica compestris and Zea mays, experiment was conduct in the pots and Petri plates. The experiments were consisting of control and four saline water traits with NaCl concentrations of 1g, 2g, 3g, and 4g. Salinity affects germination stage of Brassica compestris and Zea mays. During early seedling growth, salinity that shows lower leaf water potential, stomatal conductance, and evapotranspiration as a symptom of water stress. The higher the salt availability, the lower the leaf area and the dry matter production so leaf, stem, and root show an almost growth reduction due to salt in soil.