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Study on Seed Priming Methods on Growth, Seed Yield and Production Economics of Desi Chickpea


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A field trial to evaluate the effects of priming methods and sowing depth of desi chickpea variety JG-14 was conducted at College of Agriculture, CAU, Imphal (Manipur) during Rabi season of 2014-15 and 2015-16 with two factors viz., priming methods (Distilled water, Mannitol, NaCl and KNO3) and sowing depth (5 cm, 7.5 cm and 10 cm). Hydro-primed seeds of chickpea sown at 10 cm recorded significantly highest growth parameters, yield attributes and seed yield (852.73 kg/ha) while lowest grain yield was recorded in NaCl primed seeds with 5 cm sowing depth. Higher ischolar_main length and ischolar_main dry matter were obtained from the plants primed with KNO3with sowing depth of 7.5 cm while hydro-primed seeds sown at 5 cm exhibited earliest germination while hydro-primed seeds sown at 10 cm recorded the highest field emergence (75.42%). Highest net return and B:C ratio (1.38) was obtained with hydro-priming and sowing depth of 10 cm which be recommended for desi chickpea in North eastern region.

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Chickpea, Growth, Seed Priming, Sowing Depth, Yield.
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Authors

Jamkhogin Lhungdim
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba, Imphal (Manipur), India
K. Nandini Devi
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba, Imphal (Manipur), India
Yumnam Sanatombi Devi
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba, Imphal (Manipur), India
Y. Bebila Devi
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba, Imphal (Manipur), India

Abstract


A field trial to evaluate the effects of priming methods and sowing depth of desi chickpea variety JG-14 was conducted at College of Agriculture, CAU, Imphal (Manipur) during Rabi season of 2014-15 and 2015-16 with two factors viz., priming methods (Distilled water, Mannitol, NaCl and KNO3) and sowing depth (5 cm, 7.5 cm and 10 cm). Hydro-primed seeds of chickpea sown at 10 cm recorded significantly highest growth parameters, yield attributes and seed yield (852.73 kg/ha) while lowest grain yield was recorded in NaCl primed seeds with 5 cm sowing depth. Higher ischolar_main length and ischolar_main dry matter were obtained from the plants primed with KNO3with sowing depth of 7.5 cm while hydro-primed seeds sown at 5 cm exhibited earliest germination while hydro-primed seeds sown at 10 cm recorded the highest field emergence (75.42%). Highest net return and B:C ratio (1.38) was obtained with hydro-priming and sowing depth of 10 cm which be recommended for desi chickpea in North eastern region.

Keywords


Chickpea, Growth, Seed Priming, Sowing Depth, Yield.

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