Hojat Salehzade  , Mousa Izadkhah Shishvan  , Mehdi Ghiyasi  , Farshid Forouzin  , Abrahim Abbasi Siyahjani  , 
    Effect of Seed Priming on Germination and Seedling Growth of Wheat (<I>Triticum aestivum</I> L.),
    Research Journal of Biological Sciences,
    Volume 4,Issue 5,
    2009,
    Pages 629-631,
    ISSN 1815-8846,
    rjbsci.2009.629.631,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.629.631)
    Abstract: The present study was conducted to enhance the germination and seedling growth of wheat (<I>Triticum aestivum</I> L.) CV. Zarin seeds using different osmopriming treatments. Seeds were osmoprimed with Polyethylene Glycol (PEG 8000), KNO<SUB>3</SUB> solutions for 12 h. The osmotic potential of the all solutions were -0.3, -0.6 and -0.9 MPa. During osmopriming operation all solutions aerated with aquarium pump. The control seeds were not treated. Osmopriming treatments improved germination and seedling vigor than that control.
    Keywords: Osmopriming;germination;seedling growth;seed priming;treatments