EFFECTS OF PANCHAGAVYA, BEEJAMRUTHA, BOTANICAL SEED TREATMENT ON SEED QUALITY PARAMETERS IN CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.)DHAMODARAN VAISHNAVI, ARUN KUMAR CHAURASIA, ANITA KERKETTA, M. JYOTHI AND V. NAVYAAbstract Chickpea (Cicer arietinum (L.) is an world pulse crop inpapilionaceae family, grown worldwide. It has been used by humans from ancient times due to its nutritional properties. Application of trading chemicals for seed enhancement is highly effective and farmers cannot afford it. The present investigation was laid out in completely randomized design (CRD) having four replications in controlled conditions at Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2020-2021, to evaluate the potential of Panchagavya, Beejamrutha, botanicals for germination, root length, shoot length, seedling length, seedling fresh weight, seedling dry weight, vigour index I and vigour index II in chickpea. Organic treatments were adopted and treatments used are T0- Control, T1- Panchagavya (3%), T2- Panchagavya (4%), T3- panchagavya (6%), T4- Beejamrutha (3%), T5- Beejamrutha (4%), T6- Beejamrutha (6%), T7- Neem leaf extract (3%), T8- Neem leaf extract (5%), T9- Curry leaf extract (3%), T10- Tulsi leaf extract (5%), T11- Moringa leaf extract (3%), T12- Moringa leaf extract (5%). Among all treatments T1 panchagavya at (3%) treatment for 12 hours recorded high germination percentage, root length, shoot length, seedling length, seedling fresh weight, seedling dry weight, vigour index I and vigour index II. However, there is no much significance difference in the seeds treated with botanicals when compared to control. The results indicate that use of Panchagavya enhances the seed performance regarding germination and vigour. The process is simple and economy, no costly equipment is required to overcome the poor germination and poor seedling establishment. |