Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.24.24

2.24.24

tuṣārapāyanamuṣṇaśoṣaṇaṃ cāsaptarātrād iti dhānyabījānām, trirātraṃ vā pañcarātraṃ vā kośīdhānyānām, madhughṛtasūkaravasābhiḥ śakṛdyuktābhiḥ kāṇḍabījānāṃ chedalepo, madhughṛtena kandānām, asthibījānāṃ śakṛdālepaḥ, śākhināṃ gartadāho gosthiśakṛdbhiḥ kāle dauhrdaṃ ca //

The seeds of grains are to be exposed to mist and heat (tushárapáyanamushnam cha) for seven nights; the seeds of kosi are treated similarly for three nights; the seeds of sugarcane and the like (kándabíjánam) are plastered at the cut end with the mixture of honey, clarified butter, the fat of hogs, and cowdung; the seeds of bulbous roots (kanda) with honey and clarified butter; cotton seeds (asthibíja) with cow-dung; and water pits at the root of trees are to be burnt and manured with the bones and dung of cows on proper occasions.