Effect of seed priming on germination and seed quality parameters of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.)

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the “Effect of seed priming on germination and seed quality parameters of lentil” (Lens culinaris Medic.) in the Seed Testing Laboratory of Department of Seed Science and Technology, C. S. Azad university of Agriculture and Technology, on lentil variety KLS-218. The experiment was comprised ten seed priming treatments viz., T0- Control, T1- Seed priming with Trichoderma harzianum @ 1.5%, T2- Seed priming with GA3 @ 50ppm, T3- Seed priming with Vitavax power @ 0.25%, T4 - Seed priming with GA3 @ 50ppm + seed coating with Trichoderma harzianum @ 15g/kg seed, T5- Seed treatment with Bavistin @ 3g/kg seed, T6- Seed priming with sodium molybdate @ 500 ppm, T7- Seed priming with sodium molybdate @ 500ppm + seed coating with Trichoderma harzianum @ 15 g/kg, T8- Seed priming with water, T9- Seed priming with leaf extract of Lantana camara @ 10%. The present investigation revealed that seed priming with sodium molybdate @ 500 ppm + seed coating with Trichoderma harzianum @ 15g/ kg seed was significantly highest performance to improved the germination and seed quality parameters with 1000 seed wt. (19.87g), germination (95.21%), seedling length (26.23cm.), seedling dry weight (0.125g.), seed vigour index-I (2497.50), seed vigour index-II (11.90), electrical conductivity (0.42) over control. Seed mycoflora (%) was recorded significantly lowest in T5 (Seed priming with Bavistin 3g/kg seed) i.e. 5.50 (%).