SEED PRIMING-LOW COST TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF CEREALS UNDER DROUGHT CONDITION

P. PRIYA¹*, PRABHU ILIGER², ASHOKA P.^3
1Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Hanumanamatti, 581115, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Hanumanamatti, 581115, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
³ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hanumanamatti, 581115, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : prponnuswamy@gmail.com

Received : 01-02-2019     Accepted : 12-02-2019     Published : 15-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 3       Pages : 7870 - 7873
Int J Agr Sci 11.3 (2019):7870-7873

Keywords : Drought, Seed priming, Microbial inoculants, Growth, Yield
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Agriculture, Hanumanamatti, 581115, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

In many parts of the world water scarcity is becoming an increasingly important issue. Climate change predictions of increase in temperature, atmospheric CO2 level and erratic rainfall mean that water will become even scarcer and scarcer. Since agriculture is the major water user, efficient use of water in agriculture is needed for conservation of this limited resource and to get higher productivity. Enhanced drought tolerance and increased water use- efficiency can be achieved by different strategies such as change of crops capable of producing acceptable yields under deficit irrigation or rainfed situations or developing genetically modified crops which can withstand drought condition or by strategies involving agronomic practices like different seed-priming methods such as hydro-priming, halo-priming, osmo-priming or use of microbial inoculants etc. particularly at on farm level.

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