Assessment of Seed Priming Methods for Seed Quality Parameters in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) Seeds

Abstract

during 2017-2018 on Chilli Kashi Anmol variety. The seeds are treated with different chemicals like Distilled water, (PEG 20%), (KCl 1%), (CaCl 2 1%), (Neem Leaf Extract 5%) and (Eucalyptus Leaf Extract 5%). The treated seeds are soaked for 12hr for seed germination percentage, speed of germination, shoot length, root length, seedling length, seedling fresh weight and dry weight, seedling vigour index I and seedling vigour index II, Halopriming with KCl 1% and CaCl 2 1% soaked to 12hrs. KCl 1% primed seed recorded higher germination percent (88.75%), speed of germination (16.77), root length (3.42cm), shoot length (5.36cm), seedling length (8.78cm), seedling fresh weight (2.17 g), seedling dry weight (0.025 g), seed vigour index I (779.80) and seed vigour II (2.17) the seed treated with KCl 1% followed by CaCl 2 1% recorded numerical higher value compared to control. It was found that all priming treatment showed significance difference with the control.

Feasibility of Caging Material for True-To-Type Seed Production in Papaya (Carica papaya L.) under New Alluvial Zone of West Bengal

“…In each pit four seedlings were planted at a distance of 30 cm from each other. The seed extraction was done as per the procedure described by Kumar et al, (2010) and Bose et al, (2010). After the emergence of first flower one male and one female plant was retained in each cluster and both the plants were imposed with the four above mentioned treatments.…”