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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 2
First page : (1532) Last page : (1538)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6627

Effect of Different Sowing Time on Seed Vigour Parameters of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties

Nawaz Ali*, Abhinav Dayal, Neha Thomas, G.M. Lal and Jagnnath Gupta
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Naini Agricultural Institute (NAI)
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad- 211007 UP (India)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: nawazali1994@gmail.com
Received: 12.03.2018 | Revised: 18.04.2018 | Accepted: 26.04.2018  

 ABSTRACT

The experiment was conducted at, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad during, 2017-18. For this study different wheat varieties were sown on different time. First sowing was done  as early sowing on 15 November and second sowing on 30 November for evaluating whether sowing affect seed vigor parameters. In this study twelve wheat varieties after harvesting were studied under laboratory condition. Seed quality parameters such as test weight (g), seed moisture content (%), germination percent (%), root length (cm), shoot length (cm), seedling length (cm), seedling fresh weight (g), seedling dry weight (g), vigour index I & II were considered for evaluating seed vigor. Study showed that varieties sown early performed better than medium sown wheat varieties in terms of   Test weight, germination per cent, Seedling fresh weight, seedling length and  vigor indices I & II. On the basis of 12 early sown wheat varieties, Super-252 showed maximum vigour index-I (2427.95), where as Super-303 showed high vigour index-II (17.80). In medium sown wheat varieties Lokman showed high vigour index-I (2280.70) and  vigour index-II(19.36).

Key word: Wheat varieties, Seed quality, Seed vigour

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Cite this article: Ali, N., Dayal, A., Thomas, N., Lal, G.M., Gupta, J., Effect of Different Sowing Time on Seed Vigour Parameters of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(2): 1532-1538 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6627