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Cluster Bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) Germination and Seedling Growth as Influenced by Seed Invigoration Techniques
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | To investigate the comparative efficacy of different priming techniques and their effect on germination as well as seedling growth and development of cluster bean, a laboratory trial was conducted in the Allelopathy Laboratory of Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan, during 2010-11. The experimental design was complete randomized design (CRD) and was replicated four times. Eight seeds of cluster bean were placed in each petri dish. Cluster bean seeds were subjected to hydro priming, on-farm priming, halo priming with KNO and priming with two concentrations (2% and 5%) of Moringa leaf 3 extract as experimental treatments. A control treatment was kept for comparison. The results revealed that all priming techniques were effective in increasing the germination as well as growth and development of cluster bean. Priming with 5% Moringa leaf extract was instrumental in decreasing time to start germination (1.8 days) and time taken to 50% germination (3.1 days). It also increased final germination percentage (90%) along with better root and shoot length. Priming with 5% Moringa leaf extract also gave significantly higher root and shoot fresh weight (4.4 and 4.8 g respectively) and it was followed by 2% Moringa leaf extract. Hydro priming performed better than on-farm priming and halo priming with KNO but was much less significant than either 3 concentration of Moringa leaf extract. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.idosi.org/aejaes/jaes15(2)15/9.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
