Integrated Assessment of Drought, Saline, and Alkaline Stress Responses During Seed Germination of Sesamum indicum L. Using PCA and Membership Function Analysis

Integrated Assessment of Drought, Saline, and Alkaline Stress Responses During Seed Germination of Sesamum indicum L. Using PCA and Membership Function Analysis

Soil salinization, alkalization, and drought increasingly threaten crop establishment in arid regions. This study evaluated the effects of drought, salt, and alkali stress on the germination and early growth of Sesamum indicum L. to identify tolerance differences among these stresses....