Stand Establishment of Sugar Beet Seedlings in Pathogen-Infested Soils as Influenced by Cultivar and Seed-Priming Technique

Plant Disease ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles M. Rush
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Stand Establishment ◽  
Priming Technique

scholarly journals Effect of Seed Priming Techniques on Germination Parameters of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
Milan Jocković ◽  
Petar Čanak ◽  
Vladimir Miklič ◽  
Jelena Ovuka ◽  
Velimir Radić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Filter Paper ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Carthamus Tinctorius ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Mean Germination Time ◽  
Metabolic Activities ◽  
Germination Parameters ◽  
Priming Technique

Summary A useful approach for improving seed germination and seedling growth is a seed priming technique. Application of the priming technique enhances water absorption, causing activation of metabolic activities in the seed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of seed priming on germination parameters of safflower and to compare different priming techniques: priming by soaking and priming on filter paper. The priming treatments included hydropriming (distilled water) and osmopriming with 0.1% and 0.5% solutions of KNO3 for 8 and 16 hours. The experiment revealed significant difference between the priming treatments and the control. The highest germination (89.50%) was recorded within the priming treatments by soaking in the solution of 0.1% KNO3 and priming on filter paper moistened with 0.5% KNO3 for 8 hours. Considering germination index, mean germination time and time to 50% germination, the best results were obtained within hydropriming on filter paper for 16 hours. This study has shown that the priming techniques significantly improved germination parameters of safflower. Although priming on filter paper showed better results, the soaking technique – due to its simplicity, low cost and easiness of application – can be successfully used to improve germination parameters of safflower and increase the number of plants per unit of area and thus increase the seed yield per acreage.

Micronutrient seed priming improves stand establishment, grain yield and biofortification of bread wheat

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nauman Ali ◽  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Muhammad Ahmad Hassan ◽  
Muhammad Shakeel Arshad ◽  
Muhammad Kamran Saleem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Stand Establishment ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Benefit Cost ◽  
Crop Stand

Agronomic biofortification by seed treatments is a convenient way to harvest improved yields of micronutrient-enriched grains. This 2-year field study was conducted to evaluate the effects of seed priming with zinc (Zn), boron (B) and manganese (Mn) alone and in combinations on stand establishment, grain yield and biofortification of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Seeds of wheat cv. Faisalabad-2008 were soaked in aerated solutions of 0.5 m Zn, 0.01 m B and 0.1 m Mn, alone and in different combinations, for 12 h. Seed priming with the micronutrients was quite effective in improving stand establishment, yield-contributing traits, grain yield, and straw and grain micronutrient contents during both years. Best stand establishment was achieved from seed priming with Zn+B, followed by seed priming with Zn+Mn. Grain yield improvement from different seed priming treatments was in the order Zn+B > Zn+Mn > Zn > B > Mn > Zn+B+Mn, with respective increases of 34%, 33%, 21%, 19%, 18% and 8% relative to untreated seeds. Seed priming with Zn, B and Mn alone and in combinations also improved the contents of the respective micronutrients in straw and grain. All seed priming treatments were economically profitable except Zn+B+Mn, which was not cost-effective. The highest benefit : cost ratio accrued from seed priming with Zn+B. In conclusion, seed priming with micronutrients was generally cost-effective in meeting the crop micronutrient requirements, and in improving crop stand, grain yield and grain micronutrient contents in bread wheat. Seed priming with Zn+B was the most effective in this regard.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Potential Effect of Seed Priming Techniques in Improving Germination and Root Shoot Length of Maize Seed

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-15
Author(s):  
H.A. Wajid ◽  
A.A. Alderfasi ◽  
I. Afzal ◽  
M.B. Junaid ◽  
A. Mahmood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Peat Moss ◽  
Seedling Vigor ◽  
Germination Capacity ◽  
Maize Seed ◽  
Stand Establishment ◽  
Maize Seeds ◽  
Moringa Leaf Extract

Abstract The present research was conducted under laboratory conditions. The purpose of research was to investigate the potential of priming with press mud, peat moss, sand, gunny bags, compost, farm yard manure and moringa leaf extract (MLE) on seedling growth and germination capacity of maize seed. Untreated or non-primed seeds were used as a control treatment. Priming treatments improved germination capacity, stand establishment and seedling vigor, compared with control. Priming with moringa leaf extract enhance germination and seedling vigor of maize seed, compared with the control and other seed primed treatments. In moringa leaf extract primed seeds, root and shoot growth was improved. Overall, moringa leaf extract primed maize seeds performed better than all other treatments and it could be related by seedling vigor enhancement and lowering the mean germination time, due to imbibition of higher quantity of water and earlier enzymatic activity. The results propose that moringa leaf extract priming treatment had the potential to enhance germination, stand establishment and early growth of maize seeds.

scholarly journals Mycofumigation with Muscodor albus and Muscodor roseus for Control of Seedling Diseases of Sugar Beet and Verticillium Wilt of Eggplant

Plant Disease ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 87 (11) ◽  
pp. 1349-1354 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Stinson ◽  
N. K. Zidack ◽  
G. A. Strobel ◽  
B. J. Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Solanum Melongena ◽  
Pythium Ultimum ◽  
Potato Dextrose Agar ◽  
Infested Soil ◽  
Damping Off ◽  
Stand Establishment ◽  
Aphanomyces Cochlioides ◽  
Alginate Capsules ◽  
Antimicrobial Volatiles

Mycofumigation is the use of antimicrobial volatiles produced by fungi such as Muscodor albusitalic and M. roseus for the control of other organisms. Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) stand establishment was increased and disease severity decreased by mycofumigation with M. roseus and M. albus in autoclaved soil infested with Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium ultimum, or Aphanomyces cochlioides. Eggplant seedlings (Solanum melongena L.) transplanted into autoclaved soil infested with Verticillium dahliae and mycofumigated with M. albus and M. roseus had significantly less disease (P < 0.05) after 4 and 5 weeks compared with nonmycofumigated Verticillium-infested soil. The effect of formulation on efficacy of mycofumigation with M. roseus was tested using potato dextrose agar strips, alginate capsules, ground barley, pesta granules, and stabileze granules. The stabileze and ground barley formulations of M. roseus resulted in the best control of P. ultimum damping-off. The best control of A. cochlioides damping-off was with the stabileze formulation, and the stabileze, ground barley, and agar strip formulations provided similar control of R. solani damping-off. In soil infested with P. ultimum, mycofumigation with M. albus stabileze formulation resulted in stand establishment similar to that in the autoclaved soil. Mycofumigation was ineffective in controlling Fusarium wilt of sugar beet. Neither M. albus nor M. roseus affected sugar beet or eggplant growth or appearance except in the stabileze formulation, where stunting was noticed. Mycofumigation with M. albus and M. roseus shows promise for control of soilborne diseases caused by P. ultimum, A. cochlioides, R. solani, and V. dahliae.

scholarly journals Does Primed Seed Improve Stand Establishment and Yield of Broccoli?

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis W. Jett ◽  
Gregory E. Welbaum ◽  
Charles R. O'Dell ◽  
Ronald D. Morse
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Brassica Oleracea ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Plant Competition ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Stand Establishment ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time

The effect of matric and osmotic seed priming on stand establishment and maturity of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica) was investigated in three years at two locations in Virginia. Seeds (`Earlidawn') were primed at 1.1 MPa (68F for 7 days) either osmotically in polyethylene glycol (8000 molecular weight) or metrically in vermiculite (horticultural grade no. 2). In the frost year of the study, seeds were hand-seeded in August into crustprone soil with a mean temperature of 82F, and there were no differences in the percentage or mean time of seedling emergence between osmotic- and matric-primed seeds. Under cooler temperatures during the remaining two years of the study, priming increased the percent emergence and decreased the mean time of emergence by about 15 hours. Primed seeds did not increase yields or accelerate maturity in two out of three years. In the third year, the spread of seedling emergence times was less for primed seeds, which reduced plant-to-plant competition and hastened maturity. The primary benefit of primed broccoli seeds was faster emergence, which increased stands by reducing exposure to stresses that decrease emergence.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR INDUCTION OF CHILLING TOLERANCE IN SPRING MAIZE USING MORINGA LEAF EXTRACTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-247
Author(s):  
M.B. JUNAID ◽  
A.A. ALDERFASI ◽  
I. AFZAL ◽  
H.A. WAJID ◽  
A. MAHMOOD
Keyword(s):  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Stand Establishment ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Spring Maize ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Emergence Percentage ◽  
Hybrid Maize ◽  
Direct Sowing

Spring maize is highly sensitive to low temperatures during the early development of seedlings and to high temperatures during its reproductive stage. Different strategies are being used to minimize the adverse effects of temperature extremes. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted to enhance the performance of spring hybrid maize by seed priming (3% MLE) and transplanting 20 and 30-day-old seedlings. Seed priming with moringa leaf extract (MLE) significantly enhanced stand establishment in both direct sowing and in transplanting, as indicated by the higher emergence percentage, emergence index, and lower time taken to start of emergence and mean emergence time. Minimum days from sowing to tasseling and silking were found in MLE primed 20-day-old seedlings grown in a nursery. However, all the agronomic parameters increased considerably with MLE priming of 20-day-old seedlings. Thus, MLE priming reduced chilling damage by improving stand establishment, whereas transplanting 20-day-old seedlings further enhanced the agronomic traits, yield, and quality of maize. However, the perfor-mance of maize plants from 30-day-old transplanted seedling and direct sowing was substandard.

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