Vol. 16 No. 3
Effect of hydropriming on dormancy of black gram (Vigna mungo L.)
Author(s): N. VINOTHINI, M. SAKILA, T. POOVARASAN, R. K. BHAVYASREE AND V. MANONMANI
Abstract: Dormancy is a common occurance in pulses especially in black gram. To overcome it, the seed priming may be truly operational where the application of hydropriming under various durations is utilized in current study to judge the efficacy on seedling pattern. Considering the five various durations (viz., 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours) alongwith control (nonprimed seeds), the significant hierarchy was observed in various primed seeds over control. Hydroprimed seeds with duration of three hours showed the highest germination (82%) along with desirable root and shoot lengths and a noticeable vigour index. Hence, the observation may be competent and valuable for implementation in seed or crop production programme in black gram.
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