Kailasanathan, K. and Rao, G.G.S.N. and Sinha, S.K. (1976) Effect of temperature on the partitioning of seed reserves in cowpea and sorghum. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology, 19 (2). pp. 171-177.
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Cowpea cv. C152, C5 and 5-19-4-1 and sorghum cv. CSH-1, M35-1 and 604 were sown in sand and incubated at 25, 30, 35 or 40 deg C in the dark for 120-140 days. In both crops germination at 25 deg was poor. A temperature of 40 deg appeared lethal, especially in sorghum. High percentage germination and vigorous seedling growth was observed at 30 and 35 deg . Substrate utilization efficiency was highest at 25 and 30 deg in cowpea, especially during the initial stages. In sorghum, where results for 30 and 35 deg only were recorded, cv. 604 showed a higher efficiency at 35 deg whereas there was little difference between the 2 temperatures in the other cultivars
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 100 112, India |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Plant Physiology Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2012 09:23 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2012 09:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/7587 |
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