1Assam State Seed Certification Agency, Guwahati-781 007, Assam, India
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013, Assam, India
*Corresponding Author: Meghali Barua, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013, Assam, India, Email: meghalibarua@aau.ac.in
Online published on 19 August, 2021.
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of presowing seed treatment, sowing windows and seasons on seed yield and quality of greengram by sowing the treated seeds on two dates each in summer and kharif. The treatments viz., 8 hours of water soaking; priming with 100 ppm MnSO4 1% neem leaf extract, 5 ppm GA3, 1% KCl; coating with 10 ml linseed oil, 50 gm rhizobium, 4 g Trichoderma per kg seed; combination of neem leaf extract priming and rhizobium coating, combination of linseed oil and rhizobium coating. Seed quality and yield was highly influenced by seed treatments, dates and seasons; treatment and seasonal effects being greater than sowing dates. GA3 KCl and MnSO4 primed seed found most effective for enhancing the seed quality and yield. Summer season was better than kharif season for both seed quality and yield.
Coating, Greengram, Pre sowing seed treatment, Priming, Seed quality, Seed yield
