ارزیابی آزمون پیری تسریع شده با آب نمک اشباع در ارقام مختلف نخود(Cicer arietinum L.)

To study of seed aging effect on some properties of chickpea seeds and seedlings at in vitro conditions, accelerated aging tests with saturated salt was conducted in a completely randomized design with four replications and using the international Seed Testing on thirteen seed mass of chickpea belonging to 7 cultivars in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University. Results of variance Analysis showed that the masses of seed germination percentage, germination rate, percentage of abnormal seedlings, root length, shoot length, root and shoot dry weight had significant differences. Mean comparison showed that Germination traits decreased by increasing storage periods in saturated salt accelerated aging conditions. The new seed masses showed higher values for all traits relative to the old masses. So it seems that this initial screening test in various masses of chickpea seeds can be used for seed vigor screen.