Treated seeds were sown in pots,
where salinity was created with 75ml solution of NaCl, along with three different types of control
experiments; non-treated seed in saline soil, non-treated seeds in non saline soil and water treated
seed in non-saline soil. It was observed that root length and biomass of roots and shoots were better
when treated with water and mannitol. As far as K2HPO4 and KNO3 are concerned, lower
concentrations of these chemicals (0.5% K2HPO4 and KNO3) gave comparatively better results
than higher concentrations. Chickpea seeds of variety CM98 treated with same chemicals were
sown under field conditions, where EC of the soil was 2.99-9.4 at 0-15cm depth, 2.8-10.5 at 15-
30cm depth and pH was 7.7-9.5. Priming with mannitol and water improved plant survival and
growth up to maturity under saline stress conditions.