The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of seed priming on the percentage germination, root length, shoot length, seedling length, seed vigour index (SVI) and seed stamina index (SSI) of Corinderum sativum, Trigonella foenum- graecum, Spinacia oleracea seeds. Seeds were treated by bio-priming with different concentration of seaweed liquid fertilizer (SLF) of Sargassum wightii & Sargassum johnstonii such as 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10%. The untreated seeds were taken as control. The results showed that the soaked seeds with different concentration of brown seaweed liquid fertilizer (SLF) as a primer was obviously inhibited the seed germination. The maximum seed vigour index and seed stamina index was obtained when treated with 6% concentration of Sargassum wightii in Corinderum sativum , Trigonella foenum- graecum, Spinacia oleracea seeds respectively.
Improving Green Leafy Vegetables Seed Germination Using Bio-Priming Treatment
Research Article
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1726
Subject:
science
KeyWords:
Seaweed liquid fertilizer (SLF), Sargassum wightii, Sargassum johnstonii, bio-priming, Seed vigour index (SVI), Seed stamina index (SSI).
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