Effect of Pre-Sowing seed treatments on germination yield and yield attributing characters of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa willd.)

A laboratory and field experiment was conducted at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh during rabi 2016–17 to study the effect of different pre-sowing seed treatments on six months old IC 411724 variety quinoa seed for its germination, yield and yield attributing characters. Among different chemicals seed treatments soaking in 1% KH₂PO₄ (60%) followed by distilled water (54.7%) in 1: 1 ratio (seed to solution) for 6 hours recorded significantly higher percent germination in the laboratory. In field study pre-sowing seed treatment with 1% Na₂B₄O₇.2H₂O in 1: 1 ratio (seed to solution) for 6 hours recorded significantly higher seed yield (3262 kg/ha) followed by 1% KCl in 1: 1 ratio (seed to solution) for 6 hours (2669 kg/ha).