The surface sterilized grains of Triticum aestivum (L.) cv. HD-2204 were soaked in graded concentration (10 –10 , 10 –8 or 10 –6 ) of 28-homo-brassinolide (HBR), for 8 h. These pre-treated grains were transferred tosterilized petriplates, lined with filter paper moistened with double distilled water in a B.O.D. incubator, fixed at 25°C. The samples were removed 12,18 and 24h of their initial soaking