Seed Quality and Morphological Characteristics of Cicer Arietinum L. Plants Using Growth Regulators
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The effect of growth regulators Krezatsin BP, Rival, Epin-Extra and Zircon on laboratory seed germination and morphometric indicators of chickpea plants (Cicer arietinum L.) of the Triumf variety was studied.Pre-sowing treatment of chickpea seeds with plant growth regulators caused an increase in the indicators of seed quality and their morphobiometric indicators.The effect of growth regulators on germination energy and laboratory germination of chickpea seeds was determined by the type of preparation. The best effect was found when using growth regulators Epin-Extra and Zircon, which increased germination energy, compared to the control, by 15,4 and 9,0 % and seed germination by 13,8 and 9,5 %, respectively. An increase in the intensity of seed germination was also noted when using the preparation Rival: germination energy increased by 5,1 %, and germination – by 11,3 %. When using Krezatsin BP, the germination energy value remained at the control level, and the laboratory germination index increased by 6,3 %.It was found that growth regulators contributed to more synchronous germination of chickpea seeds. With pre-sowing treatment of seeds with Zircon, Epin-Extra and Rival, the germination uniformity increased by 13,8 %, 9,5 % and 9,2 %, respectively. The smallest effect of this indicator was noted when using the Krezatsin BP preparation (+2,5 %). A positive effect of growth regulators on the morphological indicators of chickpea plants was observed during the initial period of their growth and development.The use of plant growth regulators on chickpea seeds led to an increase in the variation of the length of seedlings and the length of embryonic roots, which was reflected in the range of variation of these indicators. All experimental variants exceeded the control in terms of the range of variation of seedling length and embryonic root length by 5,6-11,7 % and 1,3-39,6 %, respectively. This was due to the stimulation of weaker embryos.
Source: BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7130643268