Table 1.
Effect of seed priming on seedling emergence and seedling vigour of DSR in a pot experiment (pooled over 2019 and 2020).
| Treatment | TSE (days) | E50 (days) | MET (days) | EI | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 3.8a | 5.8a | 6.19a | 13.5f | 969f |
| T2 | 3.2b | 5.1bc | 5.26bc | 17.5e | 1290e |
| T3 | 3.3b | 4.9bc | 5.06bc | 20.1c | 1519d |
| T4 | 3.3b | 4.9bcd | 5.15bc | 17.6e | 1590cd |
| T5 | 3.2b | 4.7cd | 5.49b | 18.1de | 1221e |
| T6 | 2.7c | 4.7de | 4.96bc | 19.4cd | 1643c |
| T7 | 2.7c | 4.4e | 4.72c | 20.4bc | 1796b |
| T8 | 2.2d | 4.0f | 4.61c | 22.4a | 2057a |
TSE time to start emergence, E50 time taken to reach to 50% emergence, MET mean emergence time, EI emergence index, VI Vigour index.
T1 hydro priming or control, T2 Na-selenite at 50 µmol, T3 Na-selenate at 50 µmol, T4 Na-selenite at 50 µmol + Na-selenate at 50 µmol, T5 ZnO-NPs at 10 µmol, T6 ZnO-NPs at 10 µmol + Na-selenite at 50 µmol, T7 ZnO-NPs at 10 µmol + Na-selenate at 50 µmol, T8 ZnO-NPs 10 µmol + Na-selenite at 50 µmol + Na-selenate at 50 µmol.
Means not sharing a letter in common differ significantly at 5% probability level by HSD Tukey’s test.