Abstract
A study was conducted to estimate the effect of seed priming techniques on germination and growth performance of castor. The seeds were subjected to priming in different concentration (1, 2 and 3 %) of solution viz., ZnSo4, Kc1 , KH2PO4, CaCl2,Cowdung slurry and water along with unprimed dry seed as a control. The result revealed that percentage of seed germination, germination index, speed of germination, seed vigour index, seedling shoot and root length, seedling root volume, seedling root and shoot dry weight and relative water content of castor were significantly higher with 2 per cent ZnSo4 primed seed, Hydropriming with 2 per cent ZnSo4 is the most promising priming technique for enhancing seedling characters and drought tolerance.
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Claim · model-written summary
Priming with 2 per cent ZnSo4 significantly increased germination measures and seed vigour.
- Taxon
- castor
Ricinus communise0 - Treatment
- 2 per cent ZnSo4 primed seede0
- Outcome
- percentage of seed germination, germination index, speed of germination, seed vigour indexe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- unprimed dry seede1
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Verbatim
e0“percentage of seed germination, germination index, speed of germination, seed vigour index, seedling shoot and root length, seedling root volume, seedling root and shoot dry weight and relative water content of castor were significantly higher with 2 per cent ZnSo4 primed seed”
e1“unprimed dry seed as a control”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming with 2 per cent ZnSo4 significantly increased seedling growth and relative water content.
- Taxon
- castorRicinus communise0
- Treatment
- 2 per cent ZnSo4 primed seede0
- Outcome
- seedling shoot and root length, seedling root volume, seedling root and shoot dry weight and relative water contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- unprimed dry seede1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“seedling shoot and root length, seedling root volume, seedling root and shoot dry weight and relative water content of castor were significantly higher with 2 per cent ZnSo4 primed seed”
e1“unprimed dry seed as a control”
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