Effect of Seed Soaking and Foliar Spray of Stress Mitigating Bio-Regulators on Productivity of Durum Wheat

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Dhandhuka Gujarat during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2017-18 and 2018-19 to determine the effect of seed soaking and foliar spray of stress mitigating bio-regulators on productivity of durum wheat under conserved soil moisture condition. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (factorial wi th four replications under conserve moisture condition.Though there are various studies about the use of bio-regulators as moisture and heat stress mitigates through seed soaking and foliar spray augment productivity of wheat cultivated under conserve soil moisture conditions are done in India and abroad, there is a dearth of research on this aspect in Gujarat; therefore, the study is planned with following objectives:1.To ascertain the effect of seed soaking and foliar spray of stress mitigating bio-regulators on growth, yield attributes and yield of durum wheat2.To identify suitable bio-regulators for mitigating the adverse effect of heat stress.3.To study interactive effect of seed soaking and bio-regulators, if any