Development of priming technology for enhanced planting value of seeds in kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

The continuous rise in global population demands more food production under limited land resources accompanied by climate change. More oversupply of quality seeds to meet ever-growing demand is a highly challenging task. Seeds with low vigour level limit the growth and yield crops at varied field conditions. Hence, an experiment was conducted develop technique for fast homogeneous kabuli chickpea seeds. priming treatments evaluated present study enhanced various seed parameters significantly when compared control. Hydro-priming 4 hours (at 20°C) air drying 72 showed better results rest both fresh which recorded higher first count (66.38%), germination (92.50%) root length (11.85 cm), shoot (6.16), mean seedling (18.01), dry weight (747 mg), index-I (1665), speed emergence (0.3992) old (61.88%), (74.13%) (8.15 (5.85 (14.00 (611 (1056), (0.3814). aged have 29 % increase percentage contrast 8 percent increases Kabuli could be subjected hydropriming, affordable, alternative, eco-friendly improving chickpea.