Mohammed Saifur, Rahman
- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Seed priming is a technique that can potentially facilitate rapid and consistent germination and subsequent plant growth. The present study investigates the effect of different seed priming treatments and processing times on germination and growth efficiency for the effective cultivation of Yard-long bean. Thirteen different primings were used to determine the stimulatory effect on the germination and yield performance of the Yard-long bean. The priming treatments included control (without priming); hydro priming for 12, 18, 24, and 30 h; halo priming (1% CaCl2) for 12, 18, 24, and 30 h; and halo priming (2% KNO3) for 12, 18, 24, and 30 h. Studies showing the highest level of germination (86.66%), germination index (35.69), seedling vigor index (1833.80), number of branches (7.20), and pod yields per plant (1836.00 g) were recorded from halo priming with 1% CaCl2 at 12 h treatment. Halo priming with 1% CaCl2 at 12 h is thus considered to be a compatible priming technique for the germination of seeds and a higher yield of Yard-long bean.
Keywords
bean; pretreatment factors; seed priming; seedling growth; yield
Published in
Horticulturae
2020, volume: 6, number: 4, article number: 104
Publisher: MDPI
SLU Authors
Naznin, Most Tahera
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Horticulture
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6040104
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/110111