@article{icrisat2992,
       publisher = {International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Andhra Pradesh, India},
            year = {1999},
           title = {Response of Chickpea to Seed Priming in the High Barind Tract of Bangladesh},
           pages = {20--22},
          author = {A M Musa and C Johansen and J Kumar and D Harris},
          volume = {6},
         journal = {International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/2992/},
        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/m?, 1000-seed weight, grain yield and residue yield by 21, 22, 39, 6, 47 and 31\%, respectively, and decreased the number of diseased plants/m?, pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) damaged pods/m? and number of unfilled pods/m? by 45, 13 and 21\%, respectively. }
}