Abstract
Among various priming methods, "Halo priming" emerges as a simple and cost-effective agro-technique employed by farmers to mitigate several consequences. Hence, a laboratory experiment was conducted to assess the impact of sodium chloride (NaCl) priming on chili seed germination and initial seedling growth performances. Four concentration levels of NaCl solutions (1%, 5%, 10%, and 15% w/v basis) were utilized, with different immersion durations (3, 6, 9, and 12 hours) used as treatments. Petri dishes were arranged according to a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with tri-replicates. Germination parameters, including seed germination, mean germination time, coefficient of germination velocity, germination index, and seedling vigor index, were measured. Additionally, seedling parameters such as shoot length, root length, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weights were recorded. Data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA, and mean separation was conducted using Dunnett's test. Correlation analysis was performed to identify relationships among the tested parameters. Among the tested concentrations, the highest germination percentage (76.67±8.8%), germination index (31.08±4.0), coefficient of germination velocity (1.12±0.05), vigor index (2.68±0.14), and the lowest mean germination time (6.91±0.4 days) were reported in the 10% NaCl treatment. The 10% NaCl solution significantly enhanced seed germination-related parameters compared to hydro-priming. Furthermore, 10% NaCl treatment promoted initial seedling growth compared to hydro priming. Correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between shoot length and germination index. However, seed priming duration had no observable effect on chili seed germination.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
The 10% NaCl treatment had the highest germination percentage (76.67±8.8%).
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)
Capsicum annuumt0 - Treatment
- 10% NaCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 76.67±8.8%e0
- Comparator
- tested concentrationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the tested concentrations, the highest germination percentage (76.67±8.8%), germination index (31.08±4.0), coefficient of germination velocity (1.12±0.05), vigor index (2.68±0.14), and the lowest mean germination time (6.91±0.4 days) were reported in the 10% NaCl treatment.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The 10% NaCl treatment had the highest germination index (31.08±4.0).
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)Capsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- 10% NaCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- germination indexe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 31.08±4.0e0
- Comparator
- tested concentrationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the tested concentrations, the highest germination percentage (76.67±8.8%), germination index (31.08±4.0), coefficient of germination velocity (1.12±0.05), vigor index (2.68±0.14), and the lowest mean germination time (6.91±0.4 days) were reported in the 10% NaCl treatment.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The 10% NaCl treatment had the highest coefficient of germination velocity (1.12±0.05).
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)Capsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- 10% NaCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- coefficient of germination velocitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1.12±0.05e0
- Comparator
- tested concentrationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the tested concentrations, the highest germination percentage (76.67±8.8%), germination index (31.08±4.0), coefficient of germination velocity (1.12±0.05), vigor index (2.68±0.14), and the lowest mean germination time (6.91±0.4 days) were reported in the 10% NaCl treatment.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The 10% NaCl treatment had the highest vigor index (2.68±0.14).
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)Capsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- 10% NaCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- vigor indexe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 2.68±0.14e0
- Comparator
- tested concentrationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the tested concentrations, the highest germination percentage (76.67±8.8%), germination index (31.08±4.0), coefficient of germination velocity (1.12±0.05), vigor index (2.68±0.14), and the lowest mean germination time (6.91±0.4 days) were reported in the 10% NaCl treatment.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The 10% NaCl treatment had the lowest mean germination time (6.91±0.4 days).
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)Capsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- 10% NaCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- mean germination timee0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 6.91±0.4 dayse0
- Comparator
- tested concentrationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the tested concentrations, the highest germination percentage (76.67±8.8%), germination index (31.08±4.0), coefficient of germination velocity (1.12±0.05), vigor index (2.68±0.14), and the lowest mean germination time (6.91±0.4 days) were reported in the 10% NaCl treatment.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Ten percent NaCl significantly improved seed germination parameters versus hydro-priming.
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)Capsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- 10% NaCl solutione0
- Outcome
- seed germination-related parameterse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- hydro-priminge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The 10% NaCl solution significantly enhanced seed germination-related parameters compared to hydro-priming.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Ten percent NaCl promoted initial seedling growth versus hydro priming.
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)Capsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- 10% NaCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- initial seedling growthe0
- Direction
- promotede0
- Comparator
- hydro priminge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Furthermore, 10% NaCl treatment promoted initial seedling growth compared to hydro priming.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Shoot length was positively correlated with germination index.
- Taxon
- Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)Capsicum annuumt0
- Organ / stage
- shoote0
- Outcome
- germination indexe0
- Direction
- positive correlatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between shoot length and germination index.”
t0“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming duration showed no observable effect on seed germination.
- Taxon
- chilie0
- Treatment
- seed priming duratione0
- Outcome
- seed germinatione0
- Direction
- no observable effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“However, seed priming duration had no observable effect on chili seed germination.”
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