BORON NUTRIPRIMING IMPROVES THE GERMINATION AND EARLY SEEDLING GROWTH OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVAL.)

Effect of Different Seed Priming Methods on Germination and Vigour of Kabuli Chickpea (Cicer kabulium L.) Seeds

“…Maximum shoot length (24..91 cm) was recorded by T 4 with Treatment of PEG 2% and it was followed by T 4 (23.87 cm) with Treatment of PEG 1%.The Minimum shoot length was recorded by T 0 (17.80cm) with control. These are similar finding results reported by Farooq et al, (2006), Mavi et al, (2006), Pallais (2006), Venkatasubramanian and Umarani (2007) and Kaya et al, (2008).…”

“…Minimum seedling fresh weight was recorded by T 0 (5.01 gm) with control. These are similar finding results reported by Farooq et al, (2006), Singh et al, (2004), (2005), Kaya et al, (2008) Mehtra et al, (2010 and Chavan et al, (2014).…”

Micronutrient application through seed treatments: a review

“…Likewise, rice seeds primed in 0.5% B solution did not germinate , whereas priming in 0.001% and 0.1% B solutions improved stand establishment in rice . In another recent study, seeds of finegrain aromatic rice cultivars Super Basmati and Shaheen Basmati were primed in aerated B (0.001, 0.01, 0.1 and 0.5%) solutions (Farooq et al, 2011a). Stand establishment improved substantially from seed priming in 0.001 and 0.01% solutions; beyond this, emergence was suppressed (Farooq et al, 2011a).…”

“…This has even more significance for micronutrient seed priming as the range between deficiency and toxicity of micronutrients is very narrow (Farooq et al, 2011a;Rehman A et al, 2011;Shorrocks, 1997). Seed germination is initiated when a critical level of water potential is reached in the seed.…”

“…In another recent study, seeds of finegrain aromatic rice cultivars Super Basmati and Shaheen Basmati were primed in aerated B (0.001, 0.01, 0.1 and 0.5%) solutions (Farooq et al, 2011a). Stand establishment improved substantially from seed priming in 0.001 and 0.01% solutions; beyond this, emergence was suppressed (Farooq et al, 2011a). However in papaya, substantial improvement in germination and early seedling growth was observed when seeds were primed in 2 mg L -1 B solution for 6 h (Deb et al, 2010).…”