Effect of Foliar Application of Yeast on Yield and Seed Quality of Some Rice Cultivars

Loss of seed quality in soybean is a serious problem in tropical and subtropical region. Foliar application of salicylic acid (SA), GA3 and acetyl salicylic acid (50 ppm) at seedling and pod filling stage, K2HPO4 (2%), a-tocopherol (100 ppm) at flowering and pod filling stage was done on soybean varieties – NRC 7 and JS 335. Foliar application of SA showed positive effect on seed yield, seed health, germination and seed vigour during storage. Plant height was significantly improved by the GA3 spray in both the varieties. Significantly higher seed yield was obtained with foliar spray of a-tocopherol. Application of SA was found effective to protect plants from various diseases to get quality seed. a-Tocopherol and K2HPO4 treatment significantly reduced MDA production in seeds. a-Tocopherol application increased super oxide dismutase activity as a result the lipid peroxidation of seed during storage was significantly reduced. Application of a-tocopherol, K2HPO4 and salicylic acid improved the storage or keeping quality of soybean seed.

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Foliar Application of Manganese Increases Seed Yield and Improves Seed Quality of Cotton Grown on Calcareous Soils

Journal of Plant Nutrition ◽

10.1080/01904160802609013 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 160-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Christos Dordas

Keyword(s):

Seed Yield ◽

Seed Quality ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Calcareous Soils

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Seed quality of rice cultivars stored in different environments

Journal of Seed Science ◽

10.1590/s2317-15372014000100004 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 32-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elizabeth Rosemeire Marques ◽

Eduardo Fontes Araújo ◽

Roberto Fontes Araújo ◽

Sebastião Martins Filho ◽

Plínio César Soares

Keyword(s):

Seed Quality ◽

Accelerated Aging ◽

Storage Period ◽

Rice Cultivars ◽

Germination Test ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Physiological Quality ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

And Storage

The objective of this study was to evaluate dormancy and physiological quality of seeds of rice cultivars during storage in different environments. After harvesting, the seeds of three rice cultivars (Seleta, Curinga and Relâmpago) were dried in the sun, to reach moisture content at around 13%. Then, they were packed in paper and stored in four environments: 5 ± 2 ºC / 70 ± 5% RH, 12 ± 2 ºC / 70 ± 5% RH, 18 ± 2 ºC / 65 ± 5% RH and in uncontrolled condition of temperature and relative humidity (natural). Physiological quality was evaluated at the beginning and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of storage by germination test, electrical conductivity, accelerated aging and sand emergence. The experiment was conducted in split plots in a completely randomized design with three replications. Environmental factor was applied in the plots, cultivars in the subplots and storage period in subplots. Cultivar Seleta showed higher dormancy, which was surpassed during storage regardless of environment conservation. In general, seeds stored in natural environment showed lower physiological quality. Only the seeds of cultivar Seleta, regardless of the environment, maintained germination above the minimum required for commercialization until six months of storage.

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Effect of Foliar Application of Ammonium Molybdate on Seed Quality of Soybean (Glycine max. (L.) Merrill.)

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ◽

10.20546/ijcmas.2019.810.011 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 95-102

Author(s):

N. Harshika Netha ◽

D. B. Deosarkar ◽

G. S. Pawar ◽

S. V. Kalyankar

Keyword(s):

Glycine Max ◽

Seed Quality ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Ammonium Molybdate ◽

Glycine Max L

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Zinc fertilization effects on agromorphological and quality parameters of commonly grown rice

SAARC Journal of Agriculture ◽

10.3329/sja.v11i1.18388 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 105-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

B Saha ◽

S Saha ◽

PD Roy ◽

GC Hazra ◽

Arpita Das

Keyword(s):

Foliar Application ◽

Brown Rice ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Rice Cultivars ◽

Yield Efficiency ◽

Zinc Fertilization ◽

Fe Content ◽

Fertilization Effects ◽

Plot Design

Among the micronutrients, zinc deficiency is widespread throughout the world particularly in low land rice fields causing low yields and affecting nutritional quality of the produce. In present investigation, 26 rice cultivars including some locals, aromatics, HYVs and hybrids grown on an Inceptisols with no Zn, basal Zn and soil+foliar applied Zn were evaluated for agro-morphological and quality parameters in a strip plot design having three replications during kharif season for consecutive two years (2009 and 2010). Rice cultivars differed significantly in their native agro-morphological parameters as well as among cultivar categories. Grain and straw yield as well as harvest index of different cultivars showed wide variations both with and without Zn application. On average, grain yields of different rice cultivars increased by 29% and 22% with soil plus foliar and only soil application of Zn, respectively. Regarding yield efficiency, HYV showed highest efficiency followed by hybrid, aromatic and local cultivars, irrespective of Zn fertilization. Applications of Zn, both as basal and as soil+foliar application significantly reduced the Fe content in brown rice irrespective of the cultivar grown. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sja.v11i1.18388 SAARC J. Agri., 11(1): 105-120 (2013)

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Effect of zinc and boron on seed yield and quality of onion (Allium cepa L.)

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PLANT SCIENCES ◽

10.15740/has/ijps/16.1/87-92 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 87-92

Author(s):

S. H. Arunkumar ◽

Jitendra Kumar S. Hilli ◽

D. S. Uppar

Keyword(s):

Seed Yield ◽

Zinc Sulphate ◽

Seed Quality ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Block Design ◽

Foliar Spray ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Seedling Vigour ◽

Yield And Quality

The field experiment was carried out in the olericulture unit, MARS, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during 2019-2020 to study the effect of zinc and boron on seed yield and quality of onion on variety cv. Bhima super at different levels of both basal and foliar application. The treatments consists of soil application of zinc sulphate (5 kg/ha and 10 kg/ ha), Borax (4 kg/ha and 6 kg/ha) and foliar application of zinc sulphate (0.25 % and 0.5 %), Borax (0.1 % and 0.2 %) and control without micronutrient application replicated thrice in a Randomized Block Design. The foliar application was given at 45 days after bulb planting. From the present investigation, a significant increase in seed yield and quality parameters were recorded with foliar spray of zinc sulphate (0.5 %) and borox (0.2 %) viz., seed yield per plant (4.29 g), seed yield per plot (214.13 g) and seed yield per hectare (9.91q/ha). The germination percentage was found maximum from the treatment foliar application of zinc sulphate (0.5 %) (84.8%) and the other seed quality parameters was found best from the treatment foliar spray of ZnSO4 (0.5%) and B (0.2 %) i.e., higher shoot length (8.83 cm), root length (7.21 cm), seedling vigour index (1352) and test weight (3.75 g). The non-significant differences were observed due to influence of soil and foliar application of zinc and boron on electrical conductivity and seedling dry weight.

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Effect of Date of Sowing and Foliar Application of Nutrients on Seed Quality of Soybean

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ◽

10.20546/ijcmas.2018.708.059 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (08) ◽

pp. 535-544

Author(s):

G.M. Sumalatha ◽

D.S. Uppar

Keyword(s):

Seed Quality ◽

Foliar Application

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Yield and Seed quality of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) as affected by variety, nitrogen level and harvesting time

JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE ◽

10.24297/jaa.v2i2.4250 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 93-100

Author(s):

Shahnaj Yesmina ◽

Moushumi Akhtarb ◽

Belal Hossain

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Seed Weight ◽

Seed Quality ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Nitrogen Level ◽

Yield Attributes ◽

Harvesting Time ◽

Nitrogen Levels ◽

Vigour Index

The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of variety, nitrogen level and harvesting time on yield and seed quality of barley. The treatments used in the experiment consisted of two varieties viz. BARI Barley 4 and BARI Barley 5, three harvesting time viz. 35, 40 and 45 Days after Anthesis (DAA) and nitrogen levels viz. 0, 70, 85 and 100 kg N ha-1 . The experiment was laid out in a spilt- spilt-plot design with three replications assigning the variety to the main plot, harvesting time to the sub-plots and nitrogen level to the sub-sub plots. Variety had significant effects on the all yield attributes except fertile seeds spike-1 . Seed quality parameters viz. normal seeds spike-1 , deformed seeds spike-1 , germination (%) and vigour index were statistically significant. The variety BARI Barley 5 produced higher grain yield and seed quality than BARI Barley 4. Grain yield from BARI Barley 5 and BARI Barley 4 were 4.59 t ha-1 and 4.24 t ha-1 , respectively. Significantly, the highest 1000-seed weight (46.90 g) was produced by BARI Barley 5 than (37.90 g) BARI Barley 4. The result revealed that harvesting time had significant effect on yield and yield attributes and seed quality parameters. Seed yield was highest (4.65 t ha-1 ) when the crop harvested at 40 DAA and it was increased linearly from 35 DAA. Maximum quality seed and 1000-seed weight (43.20 g) was obtained when the crop harvested at 40 DAA. All the yields, yield attributes and seed quality parameters were significantly influenced by nitrogen levels. The highest grain yield (5.14 t ha-1 ) was obtained when BARI Barley 5 variety was fertilized by 100 kg N ha-1 and the lowest (3.14 t ha-1 ) was obtained from control treatments. Normal seeds spike-1 , vigour index, germination (%) were better at 85 kg N ha-1 in variety of BARI Barley 5 than BARI Barley 4. So it can be concluded that BARI Barley 5 showed better result when fertilized with 100 kg N ha-1 and harvested at 40 DAA for getting maximum yield and 85 kg N ha-1 and harvested at 40 DAA for getting better quality seed.

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