Table 5 Response of genotypes towards seed priming on vigour index-I and vigour index-II.
Genotype × Seed priming | Vigour index-I | Vigour index-II | |
|---|---|---|---|
Anushka (V1) | KH2PO4 @ 0.15 mol (T1) | 1676.0 | 529.5 |
KNO3 @ 0.1 mol (T2) | 1350.7 | 384.4 | |
PEG 6000 @ -0.3 MPa (T3) | 1510.9 | 422.7 | |
Distilled water (T4) | 1298.5 | 314.6 | |
Control (dry seed) (T5) | 1263.3 | 230.1 | |
Sanchita (V2) | KH2PO4 @ 0.15 mol (T1) | 1540.1 | 558.2 |
KNO3 @ 0.1 mol (T2) | 1708.9 | 417.4 | |
PEG 6000 @ -0.3 MPa (T3) | 1806.1 | 452.3 | |
Distilled water (T4) | 1648.8 | 360.7 | |
Control (dry seed) (T5) | 1368.9 | 279.0 | |
TBM-204 (V3) | KH2PO4 @ 0.15 mol (T1) | 1938.2 | 614.8 |
KNO3 @ 0.1 mol (T2) | 1616.7 | 502.0 | |
PEG 6000 @ −0.3 MPa (T3) | 1630.7 | 564.3 | |
Distilled water (T4) | 1789.0 | 471.1 | |
Control (dry seed) (T5) | 1625.3 | 414.3 | |
TBM-143 (V4) | KH2PO4 @ 0.15 mol (T1) | 1670.6 | 600.0 |
KNO3 @ 0.1 mol (T2) | 1716.8 | 454.0 | |
PEG 6000 @ -0.3 MPa (T3) | 1632.2 | 508.6 | |
Distilled water (T4) | 1573.2 | 417.1 | |
Control (dry seed) (T5) | 1621.3 | 302.9 | |
Kranti (V5) | KH2PO4 @ 0.15 mol (T1) | 1768.3 | 732.0 |
KNO3 @ 0.1 mol (T2) | 1762.6 | 573.8 | |
PEG 6000 @ −0.3 MPa (T3) | 1898.8 | 614.8 | |
Distilled water (T4) | 1665.0 | 521.3 | |
Control (dry seed) (T5) | 1614.0 | 441.2 | |
Pusa Bold (V6) | KH2PO4 @ 0.15 mol (T1) | 1847.7 | 819.2 |
KNO3 @ 0.1 mol (T2) | 1854.5 | 605.1 | |
PEG 6000 @ −0.3 MPa (T3) | 1773.6 | 642.5 | |
Distilled water (T4) | 1662.8 | 537.9 | |
Control (dry seed) (T5) | 1812.4 | 488.9 | |
LSD (p = 0.05) | 109.5 | 33.8 | |
