Effect of Organic and Inorganic Seed Priming on Seed Quality Parameter in Chilli (Capsicum annum L.) Seeds

Author: Ashish Kumar, A.K. Chaurasia and Marmat Sandip M.

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Abstract

Seed priming is a pre-sowing advance activity in which seeds are moderately hydrated among the various concentration solutions to the point where pre-germination metabolism starts without actual germination. Priming could also be a cellular state during throughout that the harmful effects of abiotic stress factors in seeds/plants are hindered by pre-exposure to a stimulus, thus resulting in greater survival. Seeds are then re-dried to the actual weight for proper handling. The experiment of seed priming is conducted in the post-graduate laboratory, Department of genetics and plant breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, SHUATS, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during 2021 in two varieties of chilli Jyothi-72 and Pusa Sadabahar. The chilli seeds are treated with two organic and two inorganic Treatments with completely different concentrations, to find out the foremost appropriate treatment between organic and inorganic priming. Seeds were treated with

Keywords

Priming, Panchagavya, Organic priming, germination percentage.

Conclusion

The non-identical priming treatments showed remarkable increases in the germination and vigour in chilli seeds, significantly in lab conditions. Among all the treatments Panchagavya (8%) was found to significant increased the germination and vigour in chillies in both varieties. Soaking of chilli seeds for 12 hours enhanced germinability, a vigour of chilli seeds in comparison to control. The second-best option for treatment is KNO3 (2%). In comparison between organic and inorganic priming, organic priming is better option but priming will be required in higher concentration than inorganic priming. So it can be concluded that seed priming is a simple and fruitful productive approach for upgrading stand establishment, economic yields and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses in numerous crops by inducement a series of biochemical, physiological, molecular and subcellular changes in plants. The success or failure of priming treatments are influenced by a complex interlinkage of facto

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Kumar, A., Chaurasia, A.K. and Marmat Sandip M. (2021). Effect of Organic and Inorganic Seed Priming on Seed Quality Parameter in Chilli (Capsicum annum L.) Seeds. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3): 200-205.