Wheat Seed Presoaking for Improved Germination |
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| Authors: | Shahbaz Ahmad Muhammad Anwar Hameed Ullah |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | Seed presoaking improves wheat germination under marginal moisture conditions. The duration of seed presoaking was studied at The University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, using 10 wheat varieties. Seed presoaking beyond 12 h does not improve germination further, and beyond 21 h, germination rate is drastically reduced. |
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| Keywords: | Seed soaking Triticum aestivum L. water imbibition-germination rate index wheat |
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