Seed Priming in Vegetable Crops: A Review

Seed Priming in Vegetable Crops: A Review

Author Name : Vishant, Savita

ABSTRACT

Vegetable crops contain a major part in Indian agriculture in terms of providing food and nutritional security. Recommended per day utilization of vegetables is 300 g. In recent past, Indian agriculture has observe a massive progress in vegetable production, due to the advent of high yielding varieties and new technologies. Vegetables are major sources of vitamins, minerals and further nutrients of medicinal and therapeutic value. Due to the percent of low germination rate and seedling emergence yield of the crops decreasing day by day. Poor seed germinations and inappropriate crop stand are the main restriction in the production of vegetable crops. Farmers are not having enough resources for seedbed preparation for sowing and they are at more risk as compared to progressive farmers. On the other hand good formation increases competitiveness in case of weeds, increases tolerance to drought period, increase yield and avoids the time absorb need for re-sowing that is costly too. Seed priming increase the percent of germination and reduce the time of seedling emergence side by side upgrade the crop stand. A method to enhance the rate and uniformity of germination is the priming or physiological advancement of the seed lot. Seed priming is the method of improve germinations and constant emergence of seedlings in field conditions. Although it will upgrade the vigour and crop establishment and finally enhance the yield. It is a very low cost hydration technique in which seeds are treated with numerous chemicals or sometimes with normal water also. Behind treating the seeds are re-dried and appear in the field. Seed priming is generally adopted for superior crop stand, germination and yield of various vegetable crops.

Keywords: Germination, Seed priming, Therapeutic, Vegetable, Yield