Quantification of weather relationship with seed vigour development and germination percentage in desi cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.)

Authors

  • SUNAYANA Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS HAU, Hisar
  • R.S.SANGWAN Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS HAU, Hisar
  • R. NIWAS Department of Agricultural Meteorology, CCS HAU, Hisar
  • SOMVEER NIMBAL Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS HAU, Hisar
  • V.S. MOR Department of Seed Science and Technology, CCS HAU, Hisar
  • SUKHDEEP SINGH SIVIA Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS HAU, Hisar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v20i3.549

Keywords:

Seed development, seed germination(%),, photothermal unit, polynomial response, weather

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out during 2015 and 2016 at Research Farm of Cotton Section, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to study the impact of weather parameters on seed development in desi cotton under varying environmental conditions. The experiment was comprised of three varieties of desi cotton namely, HD 123, HD 324 and HD 432 planted under three environmental conditions (early, normal and late sown).The results revealed that seed development as indicated by germination, protein content, gossypol content and seed vigour was affected significantly by delayed sowing. The seed quality parameters of April sown cotton crop were maximum except gossypol content.The cotton seed of variety HD 432 recorded the highest seed vigour and germination (54.49%) while the lowest values were observed in cotton seed of variety HD 123 (49.5%). Cotton seed vigour development was correlated with weather parameters prevailed during seed development phase pooled for both seasons. Weather factors and thermal indices had positive correlation with seed vigour protein content and germination except maximum temperature which was negatively associated whereas this response was reverse in case of gossypol content of cotton seeds.

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01-09-2018

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SUNAYANA, R.S.SANGWAN, R. NIWAS, SOMVEER NIMBAL, V.S. MOR, & SUKHDEEP SINGH SIVIA. (2018). Quantification of weather relationship with seed vigour development and germination percentage in desi cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.). Journal of Agrometeorology, 20(3), 223–226. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v20i3.549

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2018): September

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Research Paper

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