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volume 42 issue 4 (december 2008) : 278-282

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HARDENED AND PELLETED SEEDS OF BAJRA AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY UNDER RAINFED CONDITION

C
C. Menaka
K
K. Vanangamudi
1Department of Seed Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, India

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ABSTRACT

An experiment was conducted to know the efficacy of seed hardening and pelleting treatments
on physiological and biochemical characteristics of bajra (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) seeds
and on the productivity under rainfed condition. All the seed hardening and pelleting treatments
enhanced the quality of seeds by modifying physio-chemical properties of seeds. Among the different
treatments tried, seed hardening with 0.1ppm brassinolide for 6 h, excelled others in improving
germination (96 per cent), drymatter production (5.6 mg seedling-1), vigour index (538), a–amylase
activity (8.8 mm) and chlorophyll content of seedlings (1.49 mg g-1) under laboratory condition and
grain yield (2518 kg ha-1) under rainfed condition.

KEYWORDS

    REFERENCES

    1. Ali-khan, S.T. and Youngs, C.G. (1973). Can. J. Pl. Sci., 53:37-41.
    2. Andoh, H. and Kobata, T. (2002). Japanese J. Crop Sci., 71(2):220-225.
    3. Aragao, C.A. et al..(2002). Scientia Agricola, 59(1):87-92.
    4. Clouse, S.D. and Zurek,D. (1991). Am. Chem. Soc., Washington, D.C., pp. 122-140.
    5. Hayat, S. A. et al. (2001). Acta Physiologie Plantarum, 23(1):23-30.
    6. Henckel, P.A. (1964). Ann. Rev. Pl. Physiol., 15:363-386.
    7. Hodge, J.E. and Hofreiter, B.T. (1962). In: Methods in Carbohydrate Chemistry. (Ed. R.L. Whistler and J.N. Beniller), Academic Press, New York, London. pp. 252.
    8. ISTA. (1999). International Rules for Seed Testing. Seed Sci. & Technol., Supplement Rules, 27:25-30.
    9. Jain, H.C. et al. (2001). J. MAU, 25(1):1-2.
    10. Kittock, P.A. and Law,A .G. (1968). Agron. J., 60:286-288.
    11. Lee, H.S. et al. (1986). Research Reports of the Rural Development Administration Crops Korea Republic, 28(1):185-193.
    12. Lowry, O.H. et al. (1951). J. Biol. Chem., 193:265-275.
    13. Oseni, E.C. and Faisidi, I.D. (1983). In: 21st International Horticultural Congress. The Haque 1, Abstr. 1959.
    14. Panse, V.G. and Sukhatme, P.V. (1999). Statistical Methods for Agricultural Workers. ICAR, New Delhi, pp. 327-340.
    15. Presley, J.T. (1958). Pl. Dis. Reptr., 42(7):582.
    16. 282 INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
    17. Rangasamy,A.S. et al. (1993). Madras Agric. J., 80(9):535-537.
    18. Selvaraju, K. (1992). M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
    19. Simpson, G.M. and Naylor, J.M. (1962). Can. J. Bot., 40:1659-1673.
    20. Singh, R.A. and Kumar, P. (1992) Indian J. Pl. Physiol., 35(3):252-257.
    21. Vigneshwari, R. (2002). M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
    22. Wang, S.Y. and Steffens, G.L. (1985). Phytochemistry, 24:2185-2190.
    23. Yoshida, S.et al. (1971). Laboratory Manual for Physiological Studies of Rice, International Rice Research Institute Publications, Philipines, pp. 36-37.
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      volume 42 issue 4 (december 2008) : 278-282

      PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HARDENED AND PELLETED SEEDS OF BAJRA AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY UNDER RAINFED CONDITION

      C
      C. Menaka
      K
      K. Vanangamudi
      1Department of Seed Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, India

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Menaka C., Vanangamudi K. (2025). PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HARDENED AND PELLETED SEEDS OF BAJRA AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY UNDER RAINFED CONDITION. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 42(4): 278-282. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      An experiment was conducted to know the efficacy of seed hardening and pelleting treatments
      on physiological and biochemical characteristics of bajra (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) seeds
      and on the productivity under rainfed condition. All the seed hardening and pelleting treatments
      enhanced the quality of seeds by modifying physio-chemical properties of seeds. Among the different
      treatments tried, seed hardening with 0.1ppm brassinolide for 6 h, excelled others in improving
      germination (96 per cent), drymatter production (5.6 mg seedling-1), vigour index (538), a–amylase
      activity (8.8 mm) and chlorophyll content of seedlings (1.49 mg g-1) under laboratory condition and
      grain yield (2518 kg ha-1) under rainfed condition.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. Ali-khan, S.T. and Youngs, C.G. (1973). Can. J. Pl. Sci., 53:37-41.
        2. Andoh, H. and Kobata, T. (2002). Japanese J. Crop Sci., 71(2):220-225.
        3. Aragao, C.A. et al..(2002). Scientia Agricola, 59(1):87-92.
        4. Clouse, S.D. and Zurek,D. (1991). Am. Chem. Soc., Washington, D.C., pp. 122-140.
        5. Hayat, S. A. et al. (2001). Acta Physiologie Plantarum, 23(1):23-30.
        6. Henckel, P.A. (1964). Ann. Rev. Pl. Physiol., 15:363-386.
        7. Hodge, J.E. and Hofreiter, B.T. (1962). In: Methods in Carbohydrate Chemistry. (Ed. R.L. Whistler and J.N. Beniller), Academic Press, New York, London. pp. 252.
        8. ISTA. (1999). International Rules for Seed Testing. Seed Sci. & Technol., Supplement Rules, 27:25-30.
        9. Jain, H.C. et al. (2001). J. MAU, 25(1):1-2.
        10. Kittock, P.A. and Law,A .G. (1968). Agron. J., 60:286-288.
        11. Lee, H.S. et al. (1986). Research Reports of the Rural Development Administration Crops Korea Republic, 28(1):185-193.
        12. Lowry, O.H. et al. (1951). J. Biol. Chem., 193:265-275.
        13. Oseni, E.C. and Faisidi, I.D. (1983). In: 21st International Horticultural Congress. The Haque 1, Abstr. 1959.
        14. Panse, V.G. and Sukhatme, P.V. (1999). Statistical Methods for Agricultural Workers. ICAR, New Delhi, pp. 327-340.
        15. Presley, J.T. (1958). Pl. Dis. Reptr., 42(7):582.
        16. 282 INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
        17. Rangasamy,A.S. et al. (1993). Madras Agric. J., 80(9):535-537.
        18. Selvaraju, K. (1992). M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
        19. Simpson, G.M. and Naylor, J.M. (1962). Can. J. Bot., 40:1659-1673.
        20. Singh, R.A. and Kumar, P. (1992) Indian J. Pl. Physiol., 35(3):252-257.
        21. Vigneshwari, R. (2002). M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
        22. Wang, S.Y. and Steffens, G.L. (1985). Phytochemistry, 24:2185-2190.
        23. Yoshida, S.et al. (1971). Laboratory Manual for Physiological Studies of Rice, International Rice Research Institute Publications, Philipines, pp. 36-37.
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