Effect of Drought Stress on soybean Germination Indices

In order to evaluate the effect of drought stress on corn germination indices produced under drought stress on a parent plant, experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with three replications in a Bahar university in 2017. The factors applied to the mother plant were: full irrigation as control (R1), full flowering stage (R2), pod closure (R3), pod filling (R4), seed start (R5), and complete seeding (R6). The results showed that the highest germination percentage, root length, stem length and dry weight of soybean seedlings were obtained in irrigation treatments throughout the plant life (control). No significant difference was observed between the treatments in the traits and the mean germination time. The lowest dry weight was obtained in drought stress at full flowering stage. Drought stress had an impact on the traits studied and it is recommended that soybeans, especially at full flowering stage, do not undergo drought stress.