INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT HYDROPRIMING TIMES ON SEED GERMINATION AND YIELD OF CHICKPEA UNDER ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF QUETTA
2014
In order to determine the impact of different hydropriming times on g ermination behavior and yield of chickpea, field experiment was conducted during 2011 – 2012 at Agriculture Research Institute Sariab Quetta. The experimental plot design was RCB replicated three times . Seeds of chickpea were exposed at six different hydropriming times (2h, 4h, 6h, 8h,10h,12h) and control (non – primed seed). The results showed that the hydropriming significantly increased emergence m2, number of branches plant-1, Plant height, and number of pod plant-1, grain yield kg ha-1and biological yield kgha-1. The highest mean for emergence m2 (35.33 plants), number of branches plant-1(2.80), Plant height (36.03cm), number of podsplant-1(21.93), grain yield (1001.7 kg ha-1) and biological yield (1959.3 kg ha-1) was achieved in 10hours hydropriming.
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