Response of Chickpea to Seed Priming in the High Barind Tract of Bangladesh

Musa, A M and Johansen, C and Kumar, J and Harris, D (1999) Response of Chickpea to Seed Priming in the High Barind Tract of Bangladesh. International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter, 6. pp. 20-22. ISSN 1023-4861

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Abstract

In on-farm field trials at 30 locations in the Ataher, Amnura and Nachole soil series area of the High Barind Tract, Cicer arietinum cv. Barichola-2 seeds were primed (soaked in water overnight and then surface dried) or not primed before sowing at 50 kg seed/ha. Seed priming increased seedling emergence, plant height, number of pods/m², 1000-seed weight, grain yield and residue yield by 21, 22, 39, 6, 47 and 31%, respectively, and decreased the number of diseased plants/m², pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) damaged pods/m² and number of unfilled pods/m² by 45, 13 and 21%, respectively.

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Subjects: Mandate crops > Chickpea
Depositing User: Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2011 05:56
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2011 05:56
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2992
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