Germination and Seedling Growth of Pulse Crop (Vigna Spp.) as Affected by Soil Salt Stress

Awasthi, Pankaj; Karki, Himani; Vibhuti, Vibhuti; Bargali, Kiran

doi:10.12944/carj.4.2.05

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“…Abiotic stresses are the major cause of crop failure, decreasing average yields for major crops by more than 50% and threatening the sustainability of the agricultural industry (Mahajan and Tuteja, 2005;Vibhuti et al, 2015a, b; Bargali and Bargali, 2016). Processes such as seed germination, seedling growth and vigor, vegetative growth, flowering and fruit set are adversely affected by high salt and water stress, ultimately causing diminished economic yield and also quality of produce (Shahi et al, 2015a, b;Awasthi et al, 2016). Salinity stress negatively impacts agricultural yield throughout the world affecting production whether it is for subsistence or economic gain (Yokoi et al, 2002;Goumi et al, 2011;Pantola et al, 2017).…”

Section: Salinity and Water Scarcity: Their Impact On Crops And Soilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A low-cost integrated desalination and irrigation technique tested on dual-purpose sorghum in Turkana County, Kenya

Kaburu¹,

Mignard²,

Kemboi³

et al. 2021

J. Dryland Agric.

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In arid and semi-arid lands, water salinity often restricts plant growth, degrades soils, and even causes irrigation systems to fail, especially in hot climates. Worldwide, it is a major cause of the irrigationinduced salinization that had already affected 76 million ha of soil in 1991. Our novel and inexpensive irrigation technique addresses these issues, thus potentially improving the food security of affected farmers and pastoralists who often are amongst the world's poorest. Saline or brackish water is dispensed inside plastic bottles that are modified so as to feed only vapour to the soil, where roots and moisture-retaining materials can capture it. We tested this method in the field in Turkana County (Kenya) with Dual-Purpose Sorghum. Five treatments in five replicates were applied with different moisture-retaining materials: biochar; organic mulch; plastic sheeting; Super Absorbent Polymer); and none (Control). Effectiveness of the treatment was appraised by comparing the average heights of plants. At 64 cm after 30 days, the Super Absorbent Polymer treatment performed best (34% better than the control, p=0.05), followed by organic mulch (18% better than the control, p=0.05). Super Absorbent Polymer and organic mulch also retained the most moisture in the soil (37 and 32% better than the control, respectively; p=0.05).

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Section: Salinity and Water Scarcity: Their Impact On Crops And Soilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A low-cost integrated desalination and irrigation technique tested on dual-purpose sorghum in Turkana County, Kenya

Kaburu¹,

Mignard²,

Kemboi³

et al. 2021

J. Dryland Agric.

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“…Germination denotes the early appearance of the radicle by the visual remark. We calculated germination using the following formula of Awasthi et al (2016).…”

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Effects of Crude Sugarcane Factory Effluent on the Morphological and Biochemical Parameters of Chickpeas

Suhail¹,

Singh²,

Ali³

2020

Indones. J. Agric. Sci.

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Waste released from sugar factories has a huge amount of inorganic and organic matter whose effect on plant is different when used in different concentrations. Hence, the effects of sugar factory effluent on the morphological and biochemical parameters of chickpeas (Cicer arietinum Linn.) were studied by using the different concentrations of effluent for irrigation of chickpeas plant. The experiment was conducted at Botanical Garden, Department of Biochemistry, Bhaila (PG) College, Bhaila (Saharanpur), Uttar Pradesh. In the experiment, pots were arranged in a completely randomized design, replicated by six times and were labeled for the various treatments viz. 0%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% v/v. After that, chickpea plants were grown up to 10 days, in the soil irrigated with different concentrations of sugar factory effluent. It was observed that sugar factory effluent promoted the growth of chickpea seeds at 10–25% concentration, but its lethal impacts were noted when concentrations were above 50–100%. Hence, it was found that at lower concentrations (upto 25%), sugar factory effluent behaves as compost for better growth of chickpeas, but at high concentrations, it shows toxicity and behaves as a pollutant. Moreover, it makes the speed of biochemical reactions slow in chickpeas. Therefore, sugar factory effluent can be used for irrigation of chickpeas after proper dilution.

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“…After the seed was immersed, the seedling media was watered using sprayer to maintain the moisture. On the 7th day, the number of germinated seeds was calculated using this formula by Awasthi et al (2016):…”

Section: Germination Ratementioning

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Suppressing Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) by Grafting Tomato Seedlings Grown on Six Comparable Media

Rahmawati

Arwiyanto

2020

JPTI

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Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is an important disease of tomatoes. The grafting method with a resistant rootstock variety is a reliable control technique and has been carried out in many countries. Healthy tomato seedling are needed for grafting so this study was aimed to find a good seedling medium to grow the upper stem and rootstock of tomato for grafting and to know the effect of seed media on the intensity of bacterial wilt). Tomato seeds were grown in coir and rice husk charcoal with ratio A (10:0), B (9:1), C (8:2), D (7:3), E (6:4), F (5:5) (coir : rice husk charcoal, v/v). Seedlings were watered regularly and after seedlings aged 21 days, the grafting was conducted. Agronomic observations were justified by measuring germination style, plant height, leaf area, fresh mass and dry mass of plants at 21 days after planting. Tomato seedlings were grafted by using H-7996 variety as a rootstock and Servo variety as an upper stem. Tomato seedlings were transplanted into polybags and then inoculated with R. solanacearum (108 CFU/ml). The disease intensity and AUDPC (Area Under Disease Progress Curve) were recorded. The results revealed that the media with a ratio of 8:2 (coir : rice husk charcoal, v/v) is the best medium for growing tomatoes and the grafting treatment could reduce the disease intensity of bacterial wilt by 40% compared with non grafted treatment and reduce 16% disease intensity compared to the grafted treatment with seedling sown in other ratio media at the last observation.

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Germination and Seedling Growth of Pulse Crop (Vigna Spp.) as Affected by Soil Salt Stress

Cited by 23 publications

References 20 publications

A low-cost integrated desalination and irrigation technique tested on dual-purpose sorghum in Turkana County, Kenya

A low-cost integrated desalination and irrigation technique tested on dual-purpose sorghum in Turkana County, Kenya

Effects of Crude Sugarcane Factory Effluent on the Morphological and Biochemical Parameters of Chickpeas

Suppressing Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) by Grafting Tomato Seedlings Grown on Six Comparable Media

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