Open AccessEffect of Various Seed Priming Methods on Germination Characteristics of Black Gram
Author(s) -
Arjun Kumar Shrestha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hsoa journal of protein research and bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-1545
DOI - 10.24966/prb-1545/100009
Subject(s) - germination , gram , priming (agriculture) , biology , agronomy , horticulture , bacteria , genetics
Black gram despite being one of the major grain legumes in the mid-hills of Nepal, poor germination is a problem in its cultivation. Seed priming is an accepted technique to improve seed germination. An experiment was therefore, conducted to study effect of priming using various priming agents on germination characteristics of Black gram.