INTERACTION EFFECT OF LIGHT INTENSITIES AND PRIMING ON PLANT  DRY WEIGHT AND RELATIVE GROWTH RATE OF TWO GENOTYPES OF  WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.)

Sanjeeda  Khatoon; Amar  Singh; Dara Singh  Gupta

doi:10.48165/abr.2024.26.01.59

Authors

Sanjeeda Khatoon Department of Botany, Kolhan University, Chaibasa – 833 201, Chhattisgarh (India)
Amar Singh Department of Botany, Jamshedpur Co-operative College Jamshedpur - 831 001, Chhattisgarh (India)
Dara Singh Gupta Department of Botany, Jamshedpur Co-operative College Jamshedpur - 831 001, Chhattisgarh (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/abr.2024.26.01.59

Keywords:

Halo-priming, hydro-priming, light intensity, plant dry weight, relative growth rate, salts, wheat

Abstract

A comparative interactive study on the effect of hydro- and halo-priming and light intensity [100, 70 and 50%] on plant dry weight and relative growth rate (RGR) of two wheat genotypes [WR-544 and DBW-187] was undertaken at Ranchi (India). Distilled water was used for hydro-priming; whereas K and Mg salts viz., KCl, KH2PO4, Mg(NO3)2 and MgSO4 @ 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5%, respectively, were used for halo-priming. The mosquito net covered over iron frame was used for creating 70% light (21000 lux) while muslin cloth was used for creating 50% light (15000 lux) intensities. The light intensity in open field condition was considered as 100% light (30000 lux). The 100% light intensity showed better plant growth in later plant growth period in both the varieties which was more prominent from 1st to 4th harvests. The higher light intensity interacted with hydro- and halo-primed plants at all test concentrations revealed better plant dry weight in both the varieties even in un-primed seed plants. The genotype ‘WR-544’ at 5th harvest in 100% light intensity + 1.5% Mg(NO3)2 treatment showed maximum plant growth. The RGR showed a fluctuating trend between the harvests in both the varieties. Maximum RGR was observed in early harvest of plant growth which later showed a diminishing trend with least value in last harvests in all treatment under variable light intensities in both genotypes.

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