Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased other
Dravya treated Sorghum seeds, cv. GK1035/GK1028/GK1037/GK1110/GK1001, germinated on a plate and in a greenhouse had on average a 26 % reduced incidence of seed mycoflora, had a higher level of defense enzymes, a 7.4 % higher germination percentage (sign), 18.9 % longer roots, 9.6 % longer shoots, contained 44.3 % more chlorophyll a and 33.1 % more chlorophyll b as compared to the untreated controls.
Trial details
indoor, growth chamber (12/12h; 22±2 °C) and greenhouse, wet germination papers on plates and earthen pots, in the greenhouse there was inoculation with different fungi
India
Crop
Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. Moench
Trial application
Method
Seed treatment
Timing
Before sowing
Rate
0.3 % solution, soaking for 12h
2007
Dravya—As an organic agent for the management of seed-borne fungi of sorghum and its role in the induction of defense enzymes
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
89
190-197
Crop group
