The active ingredients of Clorox® is sodium hypochlorite, which can be used as a

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The active ingredients of Clorox® is sodium hypochlorite, which can be used as a disinfectant. The application of Clorox® causes salinity stress on the applicants such as microorganisms, weeds etc. Seed germination is a vital stage for seedlings establishment, determining the successful crop production. Salinity hinders seed germination either by preventing or delaying germination through altered osmotic effects, or by making inviable the seeds through ion toxicity. (SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE) Two primary articles:

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Hypochlorite is a chemical compund composed of Cholrine and Oxygen [ClO(3-)].The human immune system generates minute quantities of hypochlorite during the destruction of pathogens.

Hypochlorite acts as an Oxidizing Agent. It also induces salinity in microorganisms and plants.

Salinity reduces early onset of plants by affecting seed germination.

The two factors delaying seed germination are

1) Osmotic Shock

2) Ion Toxicity

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