Effect of Osmopriming Duration on Germination, Emergence, and Early Growth of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in the Sudan Savanna of Nigeria

Table 2

Effect of seed osmopriming duration on emergence of cowpea seedlings.

Priming treatment	Priming duration (hrs)	Emergence			Total (%)
		1 DAS	2 DAS	3 DAS
Unprimed	(0)	7.25^b	17.50	19.50	44.25^c
Hydropriming	10	13.50^a	19.50	18.00	51.00^b
Osmopriming	6	15.25^a	19.50	18.50	53.50^ab
Osmopriming	8	13.75^a	20.00	19.25	53.00^ab
Osmopriming	10	14.00^a	20.50	20.75	55.25^a
SE		1.337	0.834	0.677	1.281
Significance		*	ns	ns	*

Means in a column followed by same letters are not significantly different using LSD test. *Significant at 5% level; DAS: day(s) after sowing.