International Journal of Horticulture, 2026, Vol.16, No.2, 77-87 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 82 which was not significantly different from KNO3 1% (2,506.23) and GA3 200 ppm (2,502.24), while the lowest SVI-I (1,828.13) was found in control. Table 3 Effect of seed priming on seed vigour index and speed of germination of cucumber (Cucumis sativus cv. Bhaktapur Local) in Syangja, Nepal, 2024 Treatments Seed vigour index (SVI) Speed of germination SVI-I SVI-II BRI Control 1,828.13d 16,823.33d 0.40d Hot water (45C for 5 minutes) 2,643.83a 22,555.33a 0.46bc GA3 100 ppm 2,202.97bcd 21,026.00ab 0.47abc GA3 200 ppm 2,502.24ab 21,933.33ab 0.46bc KNO3 1% 2,306.23abc 22,006.67ab 0.49a KNO3 3% 2,031.86cd 17,776.00cd 0.48abc Cow urine 5% 2,044.51cd 19,702.67bc 0.47abc Cow urine 10% 2,167.02bcd 20,877.33ab 0.47abc Vermiwash 10% 1,966.06cd 17,946.00cd 0.48ab Vermiwash 20% 2,106.60cd 19,580.67bc 0.45c CV(%) 9.40 6.41 0.46 LSD0.05 349.07 2,188.86 0.02 Grandmean 2,179.94 20,022.73 0.46 SEm() 118.30 741.98 0.00 F-test ** *** *** Note: Mean within the column followed by the same letter/s are not significantly different at 5% level of significance by DMRT. * Significant at 5% (p<0.05), ** Significant at 1% (p<0.01), *** Significant at 0.1% (p<0.001), NS= non-significant at 5% (p>0.05), SEm= Standard Error of mean, LSD= Least significant difference, CV= Coefficient of variance, SVI-I= Seed vigour index-I, SVI-II= Seed vigour index-II and BRI= Speed of germination Significantly the highest SVI-II (22,555.33) was found in hot water which was not significantly different from KNO3 1% (22006.67), GA3 200 ppm (21,933.33), GA3 100 ppm (21,026.00) and Cow urine 10% (20,877.33), while the lowest SVI-II (16,823.33) was found in control. This finding was also supported by Sowmya et al. (2013), where KNO3 1% had highest SVI-II. Significantly the highest BRI (0.49) was found in KNO3 1% which was not significantly different from KNO3 3% and Vermiwash 10% (0.48), Cow urine 5% and 10% (0.47), GA3 100 ppm (0.47), while the lowest BRI (0.40) was found in control. 3.3 Shoot length and root length (cm) The results on shoot length and root length are presented in Table 4. The effect of different seed priming treatments on shoot length did not show significant differences. Similar finding was reported by Al Sahil (2016). Root length was highly significant for different seed priming techniques. Significantly, the highest root length was found in GA3 200 ppm (21.15 cm) which did not differ significantly from the hot water (20.09 cm) treatment, while the lowest root length was found in control (15.49 cm). Vermiwash 10% (15.75 cm), Cow urine 5% (16.56 cm), Vermiwash 20% (16.62 cm), KNO3 3% (16.67 cm), GA3 100 ppm (17.08 cm), Cow urine 10% (17.26 cm) andKNO3 1% (17.76 cm) also showed lower root length but were non-significant among themselves. 3.4 Fresh shoot weight and fresh root weight (g) The results on fresh shoot and fresh root weight are presented in Table 5. The effect of different seed priming treatments on fresh shoot weight did not show significant differences. According to Farooq et al. (2007), Osmo-priming or chemo-priming did not improve the seedling fresh weight in melon. Seed pre-soaking treatments were recorded non-significant for seedling fresh weight in cucumber (Al Sahil, 2016).
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