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Effect of pre-germination seedling depth on growth rates of rice


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Ali, Mohammad Zuhairi and Muhammad Nasir, Rezki Afrina and Mohamed Noh, Mohd Fakaruddin and Mohd Zin, Hakim and Langidai, Steven Lun and NasMaznan, Mohammad Hairun and Azman, Elisa Azura (2021) Effect of pre-germination seedling depth on growth rates of rice. International Journal of Agriculture and Research, 4 (10). pp. 12-16. ISSN 2805-4340; ESSN: 2805-4362

Abstract

The current practice of farmers is using seed blower to broadcast the rice seeds on the rice field and the depth of planting pre-germination seedling has a meaningful effect on the growth of rice seed. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of pre-germination seedling depth on the growth rate. The study was conducted in Ladang 10, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The rice variety used was MARDI Siraj 297. The rice seeds were exposed to 5 treatments of depth in the soil; T1: 0 cm, T2: 1 cm, T3: 2 cm, T4: 3 cm, T5: 4 cm with five replication arranged in Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The data of growth rate was recorded 14 days after planting. The study showed that the rice seeds exposed at 0 cm treatment were significantly different in the percentage of growth of 95.6% compared to other treatments. The seed germination was reduced as the planting depth increased and it is represented in the equation percentage of Growth = -15.36 planting depth + 91.92 (R2 = 0.9681). Therefore, seed broadcasting using a seed blower to the soil in saturated conditions can result in the pre-germination seeds sinking and dying. Eventually, planting pre-germinated rice seeds at a depth of one (1) cm or more will reduce the number of plants per m2 and affect grain yield.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Publisher: International Journal of Agriculture Innovation and Research
Keywords: Seedling depth; Seed germination; Seedling growth; Food security; Rice cultivation
Depositing User: Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited: 06 Apr 2023 08:00
Last Modified: 06 Apr 2023 08:00
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95400
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