Study area

Germination percentage

Cytogenetic analysis: Determination of cytogentoxicity (mitotic inhibition by orcein staining)

Detection of morphometric changes in nucleolus in germinating root tips of Lathyrus sativus L. variety Mahatora using Hematoxylin staining

Determination of total soluble soluble protein

Determination of total soluble protein content

Determination of peroxidase (POX) activity

Determination of membrane permeability/ Electrolyte leakage after NaCl treatment on etiolated roots

Evaluation of root metabolic/mitochondrial activity

Statistical analysis

Effect of increasing molarity of NaCl priming on germination and growth of Lathyrus sativus seeds after 96 hrs

Effect of increasing molarity of NaCl priming on germination vs root length inhibition of Lathyrus sativus seeds after 168 hrs (7 days) of germination

Effect of different salt concentrations on mean root length Lathyrus sativus within a span of 7 days

Effect of increasing NaCl concentrations on Mitotic index of Lathyrus sativus

Effect of increasing concentrations of NaCl concentrations on chromosomal division of Lathyrus sativus

Effect of increasing NaCl concentrations on Nucleolar dynamics of Lathyrus sativus

Determination of Membrane Permeability/ Electrolyte Leakage after NaCl treatment on etiolated roots of Lathyrus sativus

Evaluation of alterations in root metabolic/mitochondrial activity i.e., percentage of dehydrogenase activity after NaCl treatment on etiolated roots of Lathyrus sativus