TY - JOUR
T1 - Integration of pre-sowing soaking, chilling and heating treatments for vigour enhancement in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
AU - Farooq, M.
AU - Basra, S. M.A.
AU - Cheema, M. A.
AU - Afzal, I.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - A study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of integration of different pre-sowing seed treatments (viz. soaking, chilling and heating). Soaking was successfully integrated with heating in fine rice as indicated by lower values of time to start germination, time to 50% germination, mean germination time and mean emergence time and higher values of final germination percentage, germination index, energy of germination, root and shoot length and seedling fresh and dry weight compared with all other treatments including control. Soaking and chilling combination performed better than other treatments including control in coarse rice.
AB - A study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of integration of different pre-sowing seed treatments (viz. soaking, chilling and heating). Soaking was successfully integrated with heating in fine rice as indicated by lower values of time to start germination, time to 50% germination, mean germination time and mean emergence time and higher values of final germination percentage, germination index, energy of germination, root and shoot length and seedling fresh and dry weight compared with all other treatments including control. Soaking and chilling combination performed better than other treatments including control in coarse rice.
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U2 - 10.15258/sst.2006.34.2.24
DO - 10.15258/sst.2006.34.2.24
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33747039790
SN - 0251-0952
VL - 34
SP - 499
EP - 506
JO - Seed Science and Technology
JF - Seed Science and Technology
IS - 2
ER -