Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2020)
Effect of priming treatments on seed quality enhancement in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seeds
Author(s): Shakuntala NM, Kavya KP, Sangeetha I Macha, MG Patil and Vijaykumar Kurnalliker
Abstract: Poor germination obstructs early and uniform seedling stand in cucumber. A laboratory experiment was conducted at the department of seed science and technology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences Raichur, during 2018-19 using Completely Randomized Design having 12 priming treatments with four replications to evaluate the possibility of improvement in emergence and early seedling growth in cucumber by pre-sowing treatments. Seeds of cucumber were soaked in different priming solution of for 24 h and evaluated for seed physiological and biochemical seed quality parameters. Results showed that seeds primed with KH2PO4 @ 0.001 M (T8) registered significantly highest germination per cent, shoot length, root length, seedling dry weight, seedling vigour index I, seedling vigour index II and dehydrogenase enzyme activity (89.00%, 22.96 cm, 22.77 cm, 498.27 mg, 4070, 44347 and 0.494 respectively) and lowest (0.211 dSm-1) electrical conductivity compared to other treatments and control (T1) (76.50%, 11.14 cm, 10.22 cm, 400.32 mg, 1634, 30625 and 0.231 respectively). But significantly highest (0.695 dSm-1) electrical conductivity was observed in control (T1).
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4r.9874
Pages: 1771-1775 | 515 Views 96 Downloads
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Shakuntala NM, Kavya KP, Sangeetha I Macha, MG Patil, Vijaykumar Kurnalliker. Effect of priming treatments on seed quality enhancement in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seeds. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(4):1771-1775. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4r.9874
