Impact of nitrate salt hardened seeds and sowing dates on seedling stand, growth, yield attributes, nitrogen and stress metabolism of rice

Influence of various temperatures, seed priming treatments and durations on germination and growth of the medicinal plant Aspilia africana

“…A. africana seed priming improved plant growth for all priming solutions, with all primed seeds recording increased plant growth compared to non-primed seeds. This observation is in agreement with findings from a number of previous studies 35 , 39 , 55 , 56 . In fact, Zhu, et al 57 recorded increased root lengths, and fresh and dry stem weights of two Brassica napus L. varieties for all priming solutions when treated with five different priming agents that included GA 3 .…”

“…Similar to our findings, increased growth of plants from KNO 3 primed seeds has been previously reported 38 , 55 , 60 , 61 . Thejeshwini, et al 56 pointed out that growth of plants from KNO 3 primed seeds was comparable to that of plants from GA 3 -primed seeds.…”

“…Seed priming with KNO 3 greatly improved soybean plant height, dry weight, seedling shoot, and root lengths 62 . In another study, KNO 3 priming improved plant height, number of leaves, and leaf area among other growth parameters in rice 55 . Adnan, et al 60 explained the increased growth observed in plants from KNO 3 primed seeds as a result of the nitrates that regulate growth and translocate photo-assimilates to specific plant parts, improving growth and yield.…”

Studies on Phenological Development and Yield of Wheat In Relation To Sowing Dates, Seed Priming and Foliar Nutrition

“…In primed seeds crop took lesser time to reach flowering and maturity due to early and faster emergence resulting in uniform crop establishment and synchronous growth. The results are in agreement with the study of Kant et al, 2004 andBose et al, (2016). Although foliar nutrition had non-significant variation in phenological development, numerically more number of days to attain phenological phases recorded in foliar spray of nutrients in comparision to no spray treatment (Table 1).…”

Effect of Seed Priming on Antioxidant Enzymes Activity and Biochemical’s Changes of Rice under Timely and Late Sown Conditions

“…(Sofo et al, 2015). Bose et al(2016) reported that rice seed priming with nitrate salts significantly improved SOD and NR activity in leaves under deferent sowing conditions. Pre sowing and soaking treatment in Brassica juncea seed with magnesium salts significantly induce growth, nitrate reductase activity, total protein content and yield (Bose and Mishra, 1999).…”