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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2025)

Seed invigouration in pulses: More vigour, more yield

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.7871
Submitted
22 February 2025
Published
25-06-2025 — Updated on 01-07-2025
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Abstract

Pulses must play a very important role in eliminating malnutrition due to high protein content, presence of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. Considering the importance of pulses in human nutrition, FAO celebrated year 2016 as “International Year of Pulses”. Pulse production faces several significant challenges that hinder its growth and productivity, which mainly includes poor germination and seedling establishment. Seed invigouration can overcome these constraints by ensuring fast and uniform emergence, impart higher seedling vigour and enhance stand establishment and productivity. Hydro priming, Osmo conditioning, hormonal priming, nutri-priming, nano priming, biopriming etc. are the improved seed invigouration strategies commonly adopted in agricultural crops. Seed priming enhanced the superoxide dismutase and catalase activity in seeds. Botanical priming proved to be a low-cost and eco-friendly technique which improves the seed emergence, seedling growth and enzyme activity in pulses. Nutri-priming provides fast and synchronized germination and assures better performance of pulse crops in the field and provides faster and synchronized germination. Nano priming can be advocated as a seed enhancement tool to improve crop growth and yield. Seed pelleting can integrate nutrients, biofertilizers, plant protection products and growth stimulators which can provide conditions favourable for the germination of seeds. Physiological, biochemical, cellular and molecular changes take place in seed because of seed invigouration resulting in increased vigour and germination. Ultimately, seed invigouration holds the key to unlocking the full genetic potential of pulses and contributing to a more resilient and productive agricultural system.

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