Table 1.
Detail of the light sources and the energy densities used in the optical seed priming studies.
Fig 1.
Indigenously developed seed irradiation light systems.
Blue LED panel, Red LED panel, and Diode laser system.
Table 2.
The detail of the field trials conducted at two contrasting environments regarding the optical seed priming.
Fig 2.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over non-irradiated control after irradiation of seeds with blue LED light in controlled environment.
Fig 3.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over non-irradiated control after irradiation of seeds with blue LED light in controlled environment.
Fig 4.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with red LED light in controlled environment.
Fig 5.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with red LED light in controlled environment.
Fig 6.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with diode laser in controlled environment.
Fig 7.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with diode laser in controlled environment.
Fig 8.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with UV-B light in controlled environment.
Fig 9.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with UV-B light in controlled environment.
Fig 10.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with UV-C light in controlled environment.
Fig 11.
Germination (%) and percent increase in germination over control after seed irradiation with UV-C light in controlled environment.
Fig 12.
Environment 1 (bold seed trial).
Germination (%) and percent increase/decrease (±) in germination over control in field trial conducted at NIA, Tandojam after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.239: Non-significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).
Fig 13.
Environment 1 (bold seed trial).
Cotton yield (kg ha-1) and percent ± in yield over control in field trial conducted at NIA, Tandojam after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.0001: Highly significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).
Fig 14.
Environment 1 (fuzzy seed trial).
Germination (%) and percent ± in germination over control in field trial conducted at NIA, Tandojam after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.354: Non-significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).
Fig 15.
Environment 1 (fuzzy seed trial).
Cotton yield (kg ha-1) and percent ± in yield over control in field trial conducted at NIA, Tandojam after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.0000: Highly significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).
Fig 16.
Environment 2 (bold seed trial).
Germination (%) and percent ± in germination over control in field trial conducted at CRS, Faisalabad after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.0000: Highly significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).
Fig 17.
Environment 2 (bold seed trial).
Cotton yield (kg ha-1) and percent ± in yield over control in field trial conducted at CRS, Faisalabad after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.0155: Significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).
Fig 18.
Environment 2 (fuzzy seed trial).
(a) Germination (%) and percent ± in germination over control in field trial conducted at CRS, Faisalabad after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.0003: Highly significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).
Fig 19.
Environment 2 (fuzzy seed trial).
Cotton yield (kg ha-1) and percent ± in yield over control in field trial conducted at CRS, Faisalabad after optical seed priming. LSD, P = 0.0003: Highly significant; cv: Coefficient of variation (%).