Influence of physiological maturity on germinability in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
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Influence of physiological maturity on germinability in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
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Creator |
SULTANA, ADIB
MENGESHA, M H JANA, M K RAO, S APPA |
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An experiment was conducted during the rainy season 1988 to srody tl!e effect of physioiogicai maturity on germination of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R Br. emend. Stuntz]. When pearl millet seeds were harvested at different stages of maturity at 1-week intervals following stigma emergence, there was a gradual decrease in the water content of the developing seed from 87 to 11 %. This was accompanied by an increase in the dcy-matter accumulation from 1.6 to 10.6 g/l 000 grain with a corresponding increase in the seed germination. Physiological maturity was attained at 11 % moisture content, which was 35-42 days after stigma emergence. This may be used as the harvest date for this crop. Germinable seeds may be collected much earlier than the time of maximum dry-weight accumulation.
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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2013-04-18
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/29077
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 64, No 3 (1994)
0019-5022 |
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Language |
eng
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http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/29077/13152
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Rights |
Copyright (c) 2014 The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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