Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2019)
Identification of suitable vigour test for onion (Allium cepa L.) seeds
Author(s): Manjunath V Balikai, NK Biradarpatil, Jagadish Hosamani and MS Biradar
Abstract: A laboratory experiment was conducted during 2018-19 to identify the suitable vigour test for onion in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. The experiment consisted of 15 seed lots with varied levels of germination and it was laid out in CRD design with four replications. All seed lots were subjected to different vigour tests viz., standard germination, electrical conductivity, radicle emergence, accelerated ageing and field emergence. The results indicated that electrical conductivity (EC) was negatively correlated with field emergence and germination r = -0.906 and -0.866, respectively. The mean germination time and field emergence was correlated with r = -0.900. The correlation between electrical conductivity and mean germination time was 0.872. The EC test therefore appears to be suitable for evaluating seed vigour in onion seeds and could be further developed as a rapid vigour test.
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Manjunath V Balikai, NK Biradarpatil, Jagadish Hosamani, MS Biradar. Identification of suitable vigour test for onion (Allium cepa L.) seeds. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(6):552-556.
