Abstract
Sorghum is being produced primarily as a food grain throughout the world. It is one of the major traditional food crops in Ethiopia. However, the productivity of the crop is very low and poor seed quality is one of the major determinants. An experiment study was conducted in laboratory and glasshouse to evaluate the effect of seed priming on seed quality parameters of three sorghum varieties:(Muyra-I, Muyra-II and Fendisha) with different storage of one year and two years using different priming agents with different soaking time for each priming agent (1.0mM KNO3, 1mM NaCl and distilled water for 72, 48 and 12 hours respectively) in 2012 at Haramaya University Seed laboratory. Completely randomized design in 2 x 3 x 4 factorial arrangement with three replications was used to carry out the germination and vigor tests. The priming concentrations and durations were based on previous work, which was effective in hydro and osmo-conditioning of sorghum seed. In the experiment, seed priming increased germination percentage (GP), Mean Germination Time (MGT) and improved seedling shoot (SSL) and root length (SRL), seedling dry weight (SDW) and seedling vigor indices in all varieties of both storage durations compared to their respective control. Priming with NaCl and KNO3 showed positive response followed by hydropriming for all varieties of different storage duration. When treated with sodium chloride, almost all the varieties of each storage year demonstrated an increase in germination and the degree of increment was higher for Muyra-I(__) and Fendisha (___), the lowest being for Muyra-II which was significantly lower for both storage year. In case of mean germination time Fendisha exhibited better with hydropriming for older seeds (___) and with KNO3 for newer seeds(___) while Muyra-II and Muyra-I showed better with KNO3 (____) for older seeds and with hydropriming for newer seeds. Responses of varieties for the remaining parameters were intermediate. Therefore, sorghum seed priming with osmo-media and water can compensate storage deterioration of sorghum seeds in addition to significantly improving the seed germination and vigor quality parameters
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming increased germination percentage in sorghum compared with the respective control.
- Treatment
- seed priminge1
- Outcome
- germination percentagee1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Qualifier
- in all varieties of both storage durationse2
- Comparator
- respective controle2
SorghumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“seed priming increased germination percentage (GP), Mean Germination Time (MGT) and improved seedling shoot (SSL) and root length (SRL), seedling dry weight (SDW) and seedling vigor indices”
e2“in all varieties of both storage durations compared to their respective control”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming increased Mean Germination Time in sorghum compared with the respective control.
- Treatment
- seed priminge1
- Outcome
- Mean Germination Timee1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Qualifier
- in all varieties of both storage durationse2
- Comparator
- respective controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“seed priming increased germination percentage (GP), Mean Germination Time (MGT) and improved seedling shoot (SSL) and root length (SRL), seedling dry weight (SDW) and seedling vigor indices”
e2“in all varieties of both storage durations compared to their respective control”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming improved seedling shoot and root length in sorghum compared with the respective control.
- Treatment
- seed priminge1
- Outcome
- seedling shoot (SSL) and root length (SRL)e1
- Direction
- improvede1
- Qualifier
- in all varieties of both storage durationse2
- Comparator
- respective controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“seed priming increased germination percentage (GP), Mean Germination Time (MGT) and improved seedling shoot (SSL) and root length (SRL), seedling dry weight (SDW) and seedling vigor indices”
e2“in all varieties of both storage durations compared to their respective control”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming improved seedling dry weight in sorghum compared with the respective control.
- Treatment
- seed priminge1
- Outcome
- seedling dry weight (SDW)e1
- Direction
- improvede1
- Qualifier
- in all varieties of both storage durationse2
- Comparator
- respective controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“seed priming increased germination percentage (GP), Mean Germination Time (MGT) and improved seedling shoot (SSL) and root length (SRL), seedling dry weight (SDW) and seedling vigor indices”
e2“in all varieties of both storage durations compared to their respective control”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming improved seedling vigor indices in sorghum compared with the respective control.
- Treatment
- seed priminge1
- Outcome
- seedling vigor indicese1
- Direction
- improvede1
- Qualifier
- in all varieties of both storage durationse2
- Comparator
- respective controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“seed priming increased germination percentage (GP), Mean Germination Time (MGT) and improved seedling shoot (SSL) and root length (SRL), seedling dry weight (SDW) and seedling vigor indices”
e2“in all varieties of both storage durations compared to their respective control”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming with NaCl and KNO3 gave a positive response in sorghum, followed by hydropriming.
- Treatment
- Priming with NaCl and KNO3e3
- Outcome
- positive responsee3
- Direction
- positivee3
- Qualifier
- for all varieties of different storage duratione3
- Comparator
- hydropriminge3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Priming with NaCl and KNO3 showed positive response followed by hydropriming for all varieties of different storage duration”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium chloride priming increased sorghum germination in almost all varieties of each storage year.
- Treatment
- sodium chloridee4
- Outcome
- germinatione4
- Direction
- increasee4
- Qualifier
- almost all the varieties of each storage yeare4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“When treated with sodium chloride, almost all the varieties of each storage year demonstrated an increase in germination”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
The degree of germination increment under sodium chloride was higher for Muyra-I than for Muyra-II.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“the degree of increment was higher for Muyra-I(__) and Fendisha (___), the lowest being for Muyra-II which was significantly lower for both storage year”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
The degree of germination increment under sodium chloride was higher for Fendisha than for Muyra-II.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“the degree of increment was higher for Muyra-I(__) and Fendisha (___), the lowest being for Muyra-II which was significantly lower for both storage year”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Muyra-II had a significantly lower degree of germination increment than the other varieties.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“the degree of increment was higher for Muyra-I(__) and Fendisha (___), the lowest being for Muyra-II which was significantly lower for both storage year”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Fendisha responded better to hydropriming for older seeds in mean germination time.
- Material
- Fendishae6
- Treatment
- hydropriminge6
- Outcome
- mean germination timee6
- Direction
- bettere6
- Qualifier
- for older seedse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“In case of mean germination time Fendisha exhibited better with hydropriming for older seeds (___) and with KNO3 for newer seeds(___) while Muyra-II and Muyra-I showed better with KNO3 (____) for older seeds and with hydropriming for newer seeds”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Fendisha responded better to KNO3 for newer seeds in mean germination time.
- Material
- Fendishae6
- Treatment
- KNO3e6
- Outcome
- mean germination timee6
- Direction
- bettere6
- Qualifier
- for newer seedse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“In case of mean germination time Fendisha exhibited better with hydropriming for older seeds (___) and with KNO3 for newer seeds(___) while Muyra-II and Muyra-I showed better with KNO3 (____) for older seeds and with hydropriming for newer seeds”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Muyra-II responded better to KNO3 for older seeds in mean germination time.
- Material
- Muyra-IIe6
- Treatment
- KNO3e6
- Outcome
- mean germination timee6
- Direction
- bettere6
- Qualifier
- for older seedse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“In case of mean germination time Fendisha exhibited better with hydropriming for older seeds (___) and with KNO3 for newer seeds(___) while Muyra-II and Muyra-I showed better with KNO3 (____) for older seeds and with hydropriming for newer seeds”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Muyra-I responded better to KNO3 for older seeds in mean germination time.
- Material
- Muyra-Ie6
- Treatment
- KNO3e6
- Outcome
- mean germination timee6
- Direction
- bettere6
- Qualifier
- for older seedse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“In case of mean germination time Fendisha exhibited better with hydropriming for older seeds (___) and with KNO3 for newer seeds(___) while Muyra-II and Muyra-I showed better with KNO3 (____) for older seeds and with hydropriming for newer seeds”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Muyra-II responded better to hydropriming for newer seeds in mean germination time.
- Material
- Muyra-IIe6
- Treatment
- hydropriminge6
- Outcome
- mean germination timee6
- Direction
- bettere6
- Qualifier
- for newer seedse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“In case of mean germination time Fendisha exhibited better with hydropriming for older seeds (___) and with KNO3 for newer seeds(___) while Muyra-II and Muyra-I showed better with KNO3 (____) for older seeds and with hydropriming for newer seeds”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Muyra-I responded better to hydropriming for newer seeds in mean germination time.
- Material
- Muyra-Ie6
- Treatment
- hydropriminge6
- Outcome
- mean germination timee6
- Direction
- bettere6
- Qualifier
- for newer seedse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“In case of mean germination time Fendisha exhibited better with hydropriming for older seeds (___) and with KNO3 for newer seeds(___) while Muyra-II and Muyra-I showed better with KNO3 (____) for older seeds and with hydropriming for newer seeds”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Responses of sorghum varieties for the remaining parameters were intermediate.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“Responses of varieties for the remaining parameters were intermediate”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum seed priming with osmo-media and water can compensate storage deterioration of sorghum seeds.
- Treatment
- seed priming with osmo-media and watere7
- Outcome
- storage deterioratione7
- Direction
- compensatee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“sorghum seed priming with osmo-media and water can compensate storage deterioration of sorghum seeds”
t0“Seed Quality of Sorghum”
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