Effect of seed priming on field performance of okra

The present investigations were carried out in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh during 2017–2018 in a randomized complete block design. The seeds of okra cv P-8 were primed with 12 treatments comprising osmo-priming with PEG 6000 (−0.5 M Pa and-1.0 M Pa) for 16, 24, 32, 40 and 48 h along with hydro-priming (24 h) and no priming (Control). The seeds were sown in the field during 2^nd week of June 2017 in a RBD with three replications for assessment of different horticultural traits. Treatment of seeds with PEG 6000 (−0.5 M Pa) for 24 h proved to be the best for characters like days to 50 per cent emergence, total emergence, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield.