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PAS 1
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"Evaluation of Seed Soaking Times on Germination Percentage, Germination Rate and Growth Characteristics of Pistachio Seedlings -[Esmailpour, Ali & Van Damme, Patrick. (2014). Evaluation of Seed Soaking Times on Germination Percentage, Germination Rate and Growth Characteristics of Pistachio Seedlings. Acta Horticulturae. 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1109.17.]" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277663626_Evaluation_of_Seed_Soaking_Times_on_Germination_Percentage_Germination_Rate_and_Growth_Characteristics_of_Pistachio_Seedlings
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PAS 2
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"The effects of soaking duration on germination and seedling growth of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill) Roma VF, UC82B and Xina varieties were investigated. The treatments consisted of three soaking durations (12, 24, 36 h) and control replicated four times in a latin square design. Results indicated significant enhancement of germination by all soaking durations except for Xina variety where 36 h treatment showed no significant difference from the control. Maximum total germination (%) was obtained under 24 h treatment for all the seed varieties. Soaking durations of 12 and 24 h enhanced growth and dry matter accumulation for both Roma VF and UC82 B. The study has demonstrated the advantages of soaking seeds in water for about 24 h prior to sowing them in the field.[ S. Sabongari* and B. L. Aliero, Effects of soaking duration on germination and seedling growth of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill), African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 3 (1), pp. 47-51, January 2004]" https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/3491/1/jb04007.pdf
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PAS 3
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"Higher germination percentage is the key factor in higher crop production. Thus, strategies were made to increase the germination percentage of the seeds. One of the best strategies to enhance the germination percentage was soaking seeds in water before sowing. This experiment evaluated the best soaking duration (in hours) to enhance the germination and seedling of maize cultivars. Pot experiment was conducted under Latin Square Design (LSD design) with two factors. Factor one was genotypic variety of Maize while other factor was duration of soaking seeds in water. Soaking duration was maintained at 12 hours, 24 hours and 36 hours along with the control treatment (0 hour or without soaking), each with three replications. Other factor was high yielding cultivars Pearl, MMRI-Yellow and Sahiwal-2002. Results showed that maximum germination percentage (99%) was found in MMRI-yellow cultivar of Maize soaked at 24 hours of duration followed by 94% germination soaked at 36 hours, 87% germination at 12 hours soaking time and 69% germination rate at 0 hour soaking, respectively. Results clearly revealed that optimum soaking duration was 24 hours instead of 36 hours although 36 hours soaking showed second best result on MMRI-yellow variety. Results also showed that optimum soaking time (24 hours) was the best soaking time among 36 hours, 12 hours and showed significantly better results.[ Nadeem, M.K., Qaswar, M., Ahmed, N., Rabnawaz, Rasool, S.J., 2017. Effect of Seed Soaking Time on Germination of Maize (Zea mays L.). PSM Biol. Res., 02(1): 46-50.]" https://psmpublishers.org/issues/effect-of-seed-soaking-time-on-germination-of-maize-zea-mays-l/
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Other Community Practices
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"Using goat dung solution: Treating 30-day old seeds for one day in a goat dung solution increases their germination. Using cow's urine solution Dilute 500 ml of cow's urine in 2.5 litres of water. Tie the seeds in small bags and soak them in the urine solution for half an hour. Dry the seeds in the shade before sowing them. Soaking the seeds in water: Tie the seeds in a small gunny bag or cloth bag and soak it in water for 12 hours. Later, remove the bag from the water and cover it with a moist gunny bag. The following day, soak the seeds in water for eight hours again. Later, remove the seeds from the water and sow them in the nursery. This method helps to improve the germination capacity of the seeds. Using sweet flag extract: Dissolve 1.25 kg of sweet flag rhizome powder in six litres of water. Tie the seeds in small bags and soak them in the extract for half an hour. Dry the seeds in the shade before sowing. (This is the quantity required for treating seeds to be sown in one hectare.) Using Salvadora persica Spread the leaves of Salvadora persica at the bottom of a closely- knit bamboo basket, then fill it with seed and pour about 10 to 12 litres of water over the basket. Cover the basket with the Salvadora leaves and place a weight over it. Leave the seeds undisturbed for 24 hours. The seeds are then ready to be used for sowing in the nursery. This procedure helps in early and vigorous germination. Treatment of rice seed with amrut pani/panchagavya/cow pat pit manure/jeevamrut is also effective. The efficiency needs to be evaluated. Using bio fertilizers: Biofertilizers like azospirillum/azotobacter/pseudomonas (@ 1.25 kg/ha) are first mixed in one litre of cooled rice gruel. Spread the sprouted seeds on a clean floor, add the biofertiliser slurry and mix well. The mixing of seed and biofertiliser slurry can be done in a pot as well. Dry the seeds in the shade for 30 minutes before sowing. Drying the seeds for half an hour in the bright sun before sowing improves germination and seedling vigor."
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Practice ID
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KNW0020000000484
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Annotation ID
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GIAN/GAVL/108
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Reference
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HBN database
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Technology Transfer Terms
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DIY
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