Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Influence of seed fortification on seed quality parameters of maize, paddy and ragi

  • Author:
  • K. Vishwanath1,, J.B. Maruthi1, H.M. Atheekur Rehaman1, M.K. Prasannakumar1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 131 to 134

1Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Mandya-571405, India

University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560065

*E-mail: vishwakoti@gmail.com

Online published on 30 November, 2019.

Abstract

The experiment conducted to study the effect of spent wash and cow urine on the germination and vigour of maize, paddy and ragi seed samples revealed that irrespective of crops, the spent wash and cow urine increased the seed quality parameters in terms of seed germination, seedling vigour and field emergence suggesting thereby that these at 10 or 20.0 and 30 or 40 per cent, respectively can be used as a seed fortification treatment to get better seed quality. Cow urine treatment reduced seed mycoflora also.

Keywords

Seed treatment, spent wash, cow urine, seed germination, seed vigour