author(s)
Zeeshan Khan, Abdul Qadir Gola, Javed Ahmed Abro, Muhammad Akbar Badini, Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Ali Mahesar and Muhammad Usman Kasi

abstract
The study was carried out during the year 2017 respectively the experimental site at the Horticultural Garden, Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam. The effect of Sodium chloride NaCl concentration on seed germination and vegetative growth of Cockscomb (Celosia cristata L.) investigates the Salinity levels. Treatments included the three replication and two varieties (Cockscomb Amigo Red and Cockscomb tall super master yellow). The results revealed significant difference for vegetative and flowering traits of Cockscomb varieties in salinity levels. However, the four different including salinity levels (T₁ = Control (Canal irrigation water) T₂ = 1.0 dS m^-1, T₃ = 3.0 dS m^-1, T₄ = 5.0 dS m^-1, T₅ = 7.0 dS m^-1). The cockscomb having fine Sand + Soil growing medium on concentration of seed germination and vegetative growth of Cockscomb were subjected to salinity stress under (T₁ Control Untreated and T₂, T₃, T₄, T₅) Therefore, Seed germination %, Germination index, Number of leaves plant^-1, Seedling vigor index, Shoot length cm, Fresh shoot biomass g, Root length cm, Root biomass g, Electrolyte leakage of leaf %. While the maximum flowers were obtained from the study that various Salinity levels could be successfully to obtain better yield.