TY - JOUR AU - Shrestha, Avinash AU - Pradhan, Shreena AU - Shrestha, Jenny AU - Subedi, Mahesh PY - 2019/10/25 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Role of seed priming in improving seed germination and seedling growth of maize (Zea mays L.) under rain fed condition JF - Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources JA - J. Agric. Nat. Res. VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.3126/janr.v2i1.26088 UR - https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/janr/article/view/26088 SP - 265-273 AB - <p>Seed priming enhances early seed emergence and proper crop stand establishment which enables the crop to capture more soil moisture, nutrients, and solar radiation. An on-farm experiment was conducted in Okhaldhunga, Nepal to study the effect of six different priming treatments (50 millimoles common salt solution, 200 millimoles urea solution, 1 percent MOP solution, 2.5 times diluted urine, water, and control) on germination and growth of two maize varieties, Manakamana-3 and Nutan-IL60. The experiment was set up in factorial randomized complete block design with three replications. Various germination traits: germination percent, seedling vigour, germination index, mean germination time, and seedling growth traits: shoot length, root length, and dry root weight, were studied. Nitrogen-based (Urea and Urine) priming resulted the most desirable change for the studied traits. Nitrogen-based priming also had significant positive effect on stress tolerance related traits like root length and dry root weight.</p> ER -