Abstract :
The seeds of thirteen varieties of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.)) were evaluated for enzyme activity in
response to sulphate base salinity. Sterilized seeds were safely maintain in filter paper lined Petri dishes and irrigated with
water or salt solution (00, 40, 80, 120 m.eq/L). Practice was maintained for the filter paper kept moist by periodic additions
of salt solution or water for the required treatments. The research carried out on sulphate dominant salinity. Enzymatic study
protease and peroxidase activity increased with increase in salinity, while in case alfa amylase activity, it decreased with
increasing salinity level. There was significant interacting effect between salinity treatments and varieties of pearl millet with
respect to enzyme activities.
Keyword :
Salt Stress; Pearl Millet; ?-Amylase; Peroxidase; Protease