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Inducing Drought tolerance in Bajra (Pennisatum typholdes Stapf&Hubb)by Pre-sowing Seed Treatment

Volume : 62
Issue: Mar-mar
Pages: 127 - 130
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Abstract


In this study HB 3Bajra(Pannisetum typhoides Stepf & Hubb)was subjected to different pre-sowing tretments namely. -hardening(Water).CCC.ethrel.kinetin and resistine.The seedlings were raised in germination trays and the study was confiinued to 30 days.The pre-treatments improved the water retaining capacity of plants in discuusion test among which CCC was effective.The treatments reduced the transpiration rates.During the stages of seedling growth CCC increased the diffusion pressure pressure deficit of cells.

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127 - 130
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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