TY  - JOUR
T1  - Efeect of Osmopriming on Germination and Seedling Growth of Corn (<I>Zea mays</I> L.) Seeds
AU - , Mahdi Ghiyasi AU - , Mohamad Reza Zardoshty AU - , Amir Fayyaz Mogadam AU - , Mehdi Tajbakhsh AU - , Reza Amirnia 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 7
SP  - 779
EP  - 782
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2008.779.782
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2008.779.782
KW  - Osmopriming
KW  -germination
KW  -seedling
KW  -corn
KW  -PEG 8000
AB  - Seed priming have been used successfully in an attempt to improve germination and seedling establishment of many vegetables and field crops. In this study, seeds of corn after disinfected with 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution were primed with polyethylene glycol (PEG 8000), KNO<SUB>3</SUB> and KH<SUB>2</SUB>PO<SUB>4</SUB>. The osmotic potential in all solutions were -0.5, -1.0 -1.5 and -2 MPa. Seeds were primed for 24 h at 25±2 C. Measured parameters were Germination Rate (GR), time reach to 50% germination (T<SUB>50</SUB>), root and shoot length, seedling fresh and dry weight. Analized of data showd germinatin and seedling growth significantly (p&lt;0.01) affacted by osmopriming treatments.We obtained osmopriming by polyethylene glycol in -0.5 MPa osmotic potential improved germination and seedling growth compared with other treatments.
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