Seedlings of the salt sensitive wheat cultivar C-306 evolved more ethy
lene than the salt tolerant cultivar Kharchia-65 under different level
s of both chloride-and sulphate-dominated types of salinity. Pre-sowin
g seed soaking treatments with kinetin, gibberellic acid and to a less
er extent indole-3-acetic acid alleviated salt stress effects as appar
ent from seedling dry mass. Treated seedlings also evolved more ethyle
ne both under saline and non-saline conditions. Ethrel did not affect
seedling growth as well as ethylene production. Abscisic acid inhibite
d seedling growth and ethylene production under both types of salinity
.