Treatments

Pods plant⁻¹

Grains pod⁻¹

1000 grain weights (g)

Grain yield

(kg∙ha⁻¹)

Biological yield

(kg∙ha⁻¹)

Dry seed

13.0^f

9.4^b

40.9^d

550^c

3325

Water soaked

18.1^cde

10.7^a

43.1^bcd

973^ab

4480

Seed priming in 0.5% HA solution

15.7^ef

11.0^a

43.3^bcd

805^bc

3625

Seed priming in 1% HA solution

16.8^de

10.8^a

44.9^abcd

820^ab

3825

Seed priming in 1.5% HA solution

16.6^de

11.7^a

46.6^abc

803^bc

3240

Seed priming in 2% HA solution

19.8^bcd

11.0^a

43.6^bcd

843^ab

3875

Soil application

@ 1 kg∙ha⁻¹ HA

21.2^bc

11.3^a

42.8^cd

883^ab

3875

Soil application

@ 2 kg∙ha⁻¹ HA

22.2^ab

11.0^a

48.5^a

1058^ab

4875

Soil application

@ 3 kg∙ha⁻¹ HA

25.3^a

11.6^a

49.4^a

1085^a

4575

Foliar Spray of 0.01% HA solution

21.8^ab

11.2^a

46.2^abc

833^ab

4500

Foliar Spray of 0.05% HA solution

22.9^ab

11.1^a

47.9^ab

884^ab

4600

Foliar Spray of 0.1% HA solution

22.9^ab

11.1^a

46.9^abc

870^ab

4355

LSD £ 0.05

3.51

1.14

4.85

267

ns