Effect of priming on germination and seed vigour in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed

Abstract

An experiment on priming was conducted in Post Graduate Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (SHUATS), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh during 2017 - 2018 on wheat PBW-343. The seeds are treated with different chemicals like (PEG 20%) (KCl 1%), (CaCl2 1%), (Neem Leaf Extract 5%) and (Eucalyptus Leaf Extract 5%). The treated seeds are soaked for 12hrs for seed germination, shoot length, root length, seedling length, seedling fresh weight and dry weight, seedling vigour index I and II, where data was subjected in completely randomized design. Among the treatments (PEG 20%) (T2) recorded higher germination percent shoot length, root length, seedling length, fresh weight, dry weight, vigou index I, vigour index II.