A field trial to evaluate the effects of priming methods and sowing depth of desi chickpea variety JG-14 was conducted at College of Agriculture, CAU, Imphal (Manipur) during Rabi season of 2014-15 and 2015-16 with two factors viz., priming methods (Distilled water, Mannitol, NaCl and KNO 3) and sowing depth (5 cm, 7.5 cm and 10 cm). Hydro-primed seeds of chickpea sown at 10 cm recorded significantly highest growth parameters, yield attributes and seed yield (852.73 kg/ha) while lowest grain yield was recorded in NaCl primed seeds with 5 cm sowing depth. Higher root length and root dry matter were obtained from the plants primed with KNO 3 with sowing depth of 7.5 cm while hydro-primed seeds sown at 5 cm exhibited earliest germination while hydro-primed seeds sown at 10 cm recorded the highest field emergence (75.42%). Highest net return and B:C ratio (1.38) was obtained with hydro-priming and sowing depth of 10 cm which be recommended for desi chickpea in North eastern region.
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