اثر مدت پیش‌تیمار آبی بر شاخص سطح برگ و عملکرد ماش

An experiment based on RCB design with three replicates was conducted in 2013 at the Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, to evaluate the effect of hydro-priming duration on leaf area index and yield of mung-bean. Hydro-priming durations were 0, 8, and 16 h. Analysis of variance of the data indicated that leaf area index, biological yield and grain yield were significantly affected by hydro-priming. Hydro-priming caused an increase in leaf area index of mung-bean compared with control, but no significant difference was observed between 8 and 16 h treatments. Biological and grain yields of mung-bean also increased as a result of hydro-priming, although there was no significant difference between hydro-priming durations. It was concluded that hydro-priming of mung-bean seeds for 8 h is the best treatment for improving mung-bean yield in the field.