Noriza Khalid

3. Results 3.1. Germination Duration and Seedling Growth Based on the results, exposure of the seeds to salt stress (SS) influenced the germination percentage (GP), radicle length (RL), and plumule length (PL) at all three temperatures tested. Figure 1 shows that SS reduced the GP as the temperature increased from 15 °C to 20 °C and 35 °C, with the highest GP achieved at 15 °C after 9 days of incubation.

1. Introduction Maize, or corn (Zea mays L.), is one of the most significant cereal crops cultivated in various regions of the world, after wheat and rice [1]. It is a staple food in many countries, especially in Africa, Latin America, and Asia [2]. Maize is consumed raw and used as food, as starch, as a sweetener, for oil beverages, for non-food products, as a coffee substitute, and as feed grain in livestock industries [3,4,5].