Vol. 7, Issue 7 (2018)

Author(s):
Akshay L Kunghatkar, AK Chaurasia, Bineeta M Bara and Surya Prakash Meena

Abstract:
A Field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2017 at the main research field of department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad U. P. (India). To study the Influence of Seed Hardening Techniques on Vigour, Growth and Yield in Chickpea [Cicer arietinum (L.)]. Seven treatment i.e Control (T₀), Distilled water (T₁), Hydration with KNO₃ (2%) (T₂), Hydration with NaCl (2%) (T₃), Hydration with CaCl₂ (2%) (T₄), Hydration with KH₂PO₄ (2%) (T₅), Hydration with KCl (2%) (T₆) replicated three times each were carried out in the plot in Randomized block design. Maximum increase in growth, yield contributing and seed vigour characters (Plant height, days to 50% flowering, Field emergence, Number of pods per plant, number of grains per plants, test weight, grain yield, germination per cent, root length, shoot length, seedling length, seedling fresh weight and seedling dry weight in chickpea) was observed with seed hardening techniques. More over treatment T₄ [(Hydration with CaCl₂ (2%)] showed better result.