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Fungicide and Zn-seed treatments evaluation on germination indices of barely Cv. Goharan seeds

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Document Type : Original Article

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1 Research assistant professor, Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.

2 Senior expert in seed health laboratory, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute (SPCRI), Karaj, Iran.

Abstract

This study was carried out based on complete randomized design in four replications in order to assess germination and seedling vigor of barely seeds Cv. Goharan exposed to Zn-micronutrient element and different fungicides. Evaluated treatments on Barely seeds include six fungicide treatments Dividend star (2 per 1000), Carboxin Thiram (2.5 per 1000), Raxil (0.5 per 1000), Lamardor (0.2 per 1000), Rovral-TS (2.5 per 1000) and non-fungicide, and three Zn-seed treatments, Zn-Kavin, Zn-Zagorat and non-Zn seed treatment. Barely seed germination was two percent lower than control compared with Zn-seed treatments. The lengths of radicle (12%), shoot (20%), and seedling (13%) after seeds treated with Zn-seed treatments along with Rovral-TS and Carboxin Thiram were more than the ones were recorded with liquid Dividend star. Other fungicides except liquid Dividend star showed similar response to control about seedling length vigor index. The highest rate germination (R50, 1.20) was belonging to Rovral-TS, Carboxin Thiram, and Raxil fungicides in combination with Zn-seed treatments, Moreover, the lowest time to reach maximum of germination (less than 2 days) was recorded in mentioned treatments. However, two fungicides of liquid Dividend star and liquid Lamardor had lower germination rate (1.01) than control (1.06 till 1.1), so these two fungicides usage with such condition was not suggested in this study. In conclusion, Rovral-TS and Carboxin Thiram along with Kavin and Zagorat Zn-seed treatments were suggested to improve germination and seedling vigor of barely indices.

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