Vigna radiata, also known as “the green gram” or “mung bean,” is a plant species in the legume family. Mung beans typically germinate within 2-5 days, but factors such as temperature, salinity level, pH of water, and more affect germination and growth rate (Overhiser 2019).

Salt and Mung Beans. Mung beans are one of the more salt-tolerant varieties of beans. Nevertheless, the high salt content in soil can reduce germination rates and cause plants to grow poorly, according to authors Magda H. Mohamed and M.F. El Kramany in their article, “Salinity Tolerance of Some Mungbean Varieties,” from the "Journal of ...

The aged and non-aged castor bean seeds could uptake the salt ions, adjust their potential and then improve their germination under saline conditions.

The germination and seedling establishment are most sensitive to salinity (Awasthi et al., 2016). With reference to the effect of salinity on seedling traits at higher salinity level (0.4%) the means performance of various traits reduced in comparison to 0.0% and 0.2% NaCl salinity.