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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Fruit Science × Author: Gurmeet × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2020 ×
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    Effect of seed priming on germination and seedling growth of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) cv. Kagzi
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-07) Gurmeet; Dalal, R.P.S
    The present experiment was carried out with the objective of studying the seed priming effect on germination and seedling growth of acid lime cv. Kagzi at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during the year 2020-2021. The experiments consisted of seventeen chemical treatments viz. SA (50, 100 & 150 ppm), ZnSO4 (0.1, 0.2 & 0.3%), thiourea (1.0, 1.5 & 2.0%), KNO3 (1.0, 2.0 & 3.0%) & KH2PO4 (1.0, 2.0 & 3.0%), water dip & control (without soaking) and six organic treatments beejamrit, cowurine (50% & 100%), cowdung, cowdung slurry and control (without soaking). The experiment was laid out in completely randomized design with three replications. The results of study revealed that acid lime seeds treated with SA 150 ppm gave the highest germination percentage (74), germination rate (3.82), no. of seedling emerged per seed (1.83), early emergence of first seed (15 days) & fifty percent (21 days) seed germination, followed by ZnSO4 0.3%. Maximum seedling growth viz. seedling diameter (5.12 mm), seedling height (47.97 cm), length (46.42 cm) & diameter of tap root (4.94 mm), no. of secondary (75.67) & fibrous roots (814.67), fresh (4.42 g) & dry weight of root (2.12 g) was observed in thiourea 2% followed by SA 150 ppm, KNO3 3%, ZnSO4 0.3% at 180 days after sowing. Maximum no. of leaves per seedling (48.67), leaf area (9.98 cm2), leaf chlorophyll (37.42 SPAD) & nitrogen content was observed in KNO3 3%, followed by SA 150 ppm, thiourea 2%, ZnSO4 0.3% The highest shoot to root ratio (2.84) was measured in KNO3 1%. Overall, SA 150 ppm & ZnSO4 0.3% advanced and increased the germination percentage, whereas thiourea 2%, KNO3 3%, SA 150 ppm & ZnSO4 0.3% improved the seedling growth parameters in kagzi lime cv. Kagzi. Various organic formulation treatments delayed & decreased the germination percentage over control. However, beejamrit and cowdung slurry significantly effective in increasing the shoot & root growth parameters over control & cowurine 50%, cowurine 100% and cowdung.