Experiments were conducted in the field and laboratory during the 2011 wet and dry seasons to investigate the effect of hydro-priming and drying duration on the germination, emergence and growth of seedlings of upland rice. Treatments consisted of four hydro-primed durations of 12, 24, 36 and 48 hrs at two and four hours of drying and unprimed (control) laid out in a completely randomized design (CRD) replicated three times. Results show that there was significant effect (P
Key words: Hydro priming, drying, germination, seedling emergence, seedling growth, upland rice, Oryza sativa
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