Examination of Shallot Seedling Quality Through Seed Priming

Year 2025, Volume: 35 Issue: 1, 44 - 52

Abdul Jalil , Elkawakib Syam'un , Syatrianty Andi Syaiful

https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.1560914

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the effect of the seed priming method with zinc micronutrients on the growth of seedlings of two shallot varieties from aging botanical seeds. The research was conducted in the Green House, Agriculture Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. The study was arranged in a split-plot design (SPD) with a randomized complete block design (RCBD). The main plot was a type of variety, which consisted of 2 combinations, namely Lokananta and Maserati. The subplot was a type of priming comprising six treatments: unpriming, hydropriming, IAA priming, ZnO priming, ZnSO4·7H2O priming, and Zn-EDTA priming. Zn-EDTA priming increased germination percentage (71.43%), root length (13.07 cm), and number of root tips (12.04). ZnSO4.7H2O priming produced the highest seedling height (28.72 cm). Then, ZnO priming increased the number of leaves (4.18 leaves), pseudo-stem diameter (3.36 mm), fresh weight (2.54 g), dry weight (0.22 g), and seedling quality index (0.0081). Seed priming using Zn improved the growth quality of aging shallot seedlings.

Keywords

Path analysis, Principal component analysis, Variety, Zinc

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval is not required for this study because this research does not cause any negative impacts that are harmful to human life and the environment.

Supporting Institution

Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology

Project Number

0667/E5/AL.04/2024

Thanks

The authors would like to thank the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology for supporting the research costs through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (BIMA).

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