Impact of Different Seed Priming Treatments on Seed Yield in Foxtail Millet

Abstract

The experiments were carried out both in the laboratory as well as in the field condition. Field experiments were conducted to determine the productivity of foxtail millet due to different seed priming treatments. Halo priming with KH2PO4 @ 2 %, CaCl2 @ 2%, osmo priming with Mannitol @ 2 %, PEG @ -15 Bars, bio priming with Pseudomonas fluorescens (LF) @ 15, Prosophis leaf extract @ 10 % with seed to solution ratio of 1:1 for the soaking duration of 8 h along with unprimed, Thiram @ 2g/kg and hydro primed seeds were evaluated for its productivity during kharif and rabi seasons. The results revealed that the crop performance with regard to growth parameters, physiological parameters, yield and yield attributing parameters was outperformed in halo-priming with 2% KH2PO4 for 8 hrs primed seeds during kharif season than rabi.