Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world’s most important cereal crops, but its productivity is frequently limited by water stress. Seed priming with biostimulants has proven to be an effective technique for increasing seed vigour, germination, and crop establishment in adverse en...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3710
Introduction: In order to energize the seeds, accelerate the germination process and lessen environmental stress, a range of physiological and non-physiological treatments are available. Seed priming is one of these. It's an inexpensive, effective hydration technique that speeds...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i61265
There are seventeen vital nutrients required for plant growth and development. Out of these essential nutrients the elements needed in trace amounts are known as micro-nutrients. Seed priming and treatment with micronutrients has the potential to meet crop micronutrient demand a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2331596
Seed dormancy prevents an intact, viable seed from successfully germinating under ideal circumstances. In order for germination to occur when conditions are likely to be favourable for forming a new plant generation, this barrier to germination has developed differently among spe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131240
This study investigated the germination and seedling vigour of tomato seeds cultivar BCT-25 under different priming treatments with the objective of enhancing the crop establishment under field conditions. We primed seeds with Moringa leaf extract for 18 hours; 1% NaCl for 36 hou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031156