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Melons germinate poorly under sub- and supra optimum temperatures. Seed priming has potential to improve the germination under wide range of conditions. A laboratory study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of improving germination and enhancing seedling growth by osmopriming in melon. Seeds were soaked in aerated 1, 2 and 3% solutions of KNO3 and CaCl2 for 24 h. Osmopriming in KNO3 performed better than in CaCl2. Osmopriming in KNO3 solutions improved the germination rate and uniformity, and early seedling growth, being the best with its lowest concentration. None of the priming treatments improved seedling fresh weight, however, improvement in seedling dry weight was observed from seeds osmoprimed with 1% KNO3 solution. Osmopriming in CaCl2 solutions performed similar to even inferior than untreated seeds

M. Farooq, S.M.A. Basra, H. Rehman, N. Ahmad, B.A. Saleem. (2007) Osmopriming Improves The Germination And Early Seedling Growth Of Melons (Cucumis Melo L.), , Volume-44, Issue-3.
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