%0 Journal Article
%@ 1023-4861
%A Musa, A M
%A Johansen, C
%A Kumar, J
%A Harris, D
%D 1999
%F icrisat:2992
%I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Andhra Pradesh, India
%J International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter
%P 20-22
%T Response of Chickpea to Seed Priming in the High Barind Tract of Bangladesh
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/2992/
%V 6
%X 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.