Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences http://www.jebas.org ISSN No. 2320 – 8694 Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, April - 2020; Volume – 8(2) page 134 – 139 TOXIC EFFECTS OF VARIOUS ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS ON GERMINATION AND SEEDLINGS GROWTH OF WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) Rakesh Sil Sarma*, Pravin Prakash, Savita Jangde Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Received – February 27, 2020; Revision – April 09, 2020; Accepted – April 17, 2020 Available Online – April 25, 2020 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2020.8(2).134.139 ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to assess the effect of different arsenic concentrations on various germination and growth parameters of wheat. For this, wheat seeds of variety HUW-234 were expose with five arsenic (AsV) concentrations viz., 50 µM, 100 µM, 150 µM, 200 µM and 250 µM, while treatment without AsV considered as control (AsV 0). Various growth parameters such as germination percentage, germination index, shoot length, root length, seedling vigour index, dry matter has been recorded at 3 days of germination. Results of study revealed that the germination percentage, germination index, Shoot length, root length, dry matter and SVI significantly reduced at the increasing the arsenic (AsV) concentrations. Results of study suggested that arsenic have harmful effects on seed germination and establishment in wheat crops which restricts plant growth and development. * Corresponding author KEYWORDS Wheat Arsenic Germination Seeds Growth E-mail: sarmarakeshbhu@gmal.com (Rakesh Sil Sarma) Peer review under responsibility of Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences. All the articles published by Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Based on a work at www.jebas.org. Production and Hosting by Horizon Publisher India [HPI] (http://www.horizonpublisherindia.in/). All rights reserved.