@article{Kumar_Dhiman_Sharma_Sharma_2016, title={Effect of Seed Priming on Seed Yield and Yield Components of Wheat (<I>Triticum aestivum</I> L.) under Irrigated and Rainfed Conditions}, volume={42}, url={https://hjar.org/article/view/119995}, abstractNote={Field experiment was conducted to study the effect of different seed priming treatments on yield and yield components of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under irrigated and rainfed conditions with cv. HPW 236 at CSKHPKV, Palampur, India during 2014-15. The experimental design was randomized complete block design (factorial) with four replications each under irrigated and rainfed situations. The first factor was situation i.e. irrigated and rainfed situation and the second factor was priming treatments viz., unprimed seed (control), tap water, KNO<sub>3</sub>(2.5%), KCl (2.0%) and KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>(1.0%). Results showed that situation and priming treatments significantly reduced the days to 75 per cent field emergence, days to 75 per cent flowering, days to maturity, increased the plant height (cm), leaf area (cm<sup>2</sup>), spike length, number of tillers per plant, number of spikes per plant, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight, seed recovery percentage, straw yield and seed yield. Results of the experiment showed that seed priming with KNO (2.5 %) and water for 16 hours 3 significantly increased seed germination, seed yield and yield components of wheat under both irrigated and rainfed situations.}, number={2}, journal={Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research}, author={Kumar, Ramesh and Dhiman, K. C. and Sharma, J. K. and Sharma, Jyoti}, year={2016}, month={Dec.}, pages={155–161} }