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PJB-2010-432

EFFECT OF VARIOUS PRIMING SOURCES ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF MAIZE CULTIVARS

JEHAN BAKHT1*, RAHMAT SHAH2, MOHAMMAD SHAFI2 AND MOHAMMAD AMAN KHAN3
Abstract

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The present field study was carried at Malakandher Research Farms KPK Agricultural University, Peshawar, using randomized complete block design. Seeds of four maize varieties (viz., Azam, Sarhad white, Pahari and Sarhad yellow) were primed with 5 different priming sources i.e. Polyethylene glycol (PEG), Potassium nitrate (KNO3), Sodium thiosulphate (Na2S2O3) and Water (H2O) for 17 hours. Various priming sources and maize varieties had a significant (p

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