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The present experiment was conducted in field at Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Naini Agriculture Institute, SHUATS, UP. To investigate the “effect of Influence of salinity on morpho-physiological responses in growth, yield and yield attributing traits on mustard (Brassica juncea L.) CV: -Varuna (T-59)”. Mustard seeds are treated with the different salts like NaCl, KCl, and MgCl2 with different concentration. They are NaCl treated with 150mM NaCl, 250mM NaCl, 350m MNaCl, 450mM NaCl and MgCl2 treated with 10 mM MgCl2, 20mM MgCl2, 30 mM MgCl2, 40 mM MgCl2 and KCl treated with 3mM KCl, 5mM KCl, 7mM KCl, and 10mM KCl. Among all the salt treatment MgCl2 performed best results in field parameters like field emergence, days to 50% flowering, plant height 30DAS, plant height 60DAS, plant height 90DAS, number of branches per plant, leaf area per plant, leaf area index, leaf dry weight, number of siliqua per plant, number of seeds per siliqua, seed yield per plant, seed yield per plot, test weight, biological yield, harvesting index. In MgCl2- (10 mM MgCl2 performed best results in field parameters). NaCl is followed by MgCl2 and atlast KCl (according to the results performed in the field conditions.). The field performance results are decreasing while increasing the salts concentration. Therefore salts concentration is inversely proportional to the crop yield.

The current experiment was conducted to evaluate the Performance of Organic amendments and botanical treatments on seed quality parameters of French bean under stimulated environmental conditions. An experiment was conducted in 2021 at postgraduate seed testing laboratory, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj. The French bean Cultivar Arka Bold seeds were used for priming. Organic treatments are designated as Panchagavya 2%, 4%,6%,8%, Agniasthra 2%,4%,6%,8% and Botanicals treatments are Tulasi leaf extract 5%, Aloevera leaf extract 5%, Vinca rosea leaf extract 5% and also did hydroprming treatment using distilled water respectively. Seeds were soaked in organic, botanicals and in distilled water for duration of 6 hours followed by shade drying. The results were obtained and it was found that all the treatments showed significant effect on quality parameters. The highest was found in panchgavya of all doses followed by tulasi leaf extract found to be best in Germination percentage, Speed of Germination, Root length, Shoot length, Seedling length, Seed vigour index-I, Seed vigour Index-II compared to control or untreated seeds which indicates the effect of organics and botanicals on physiological processes of the seeds. This study revealed that priming with organic amendments and botanicals can be effective in enhancing the seed quality parameters of french bean and they are low cost, effective and nature friendly and toxic free.