Studies on seed germination in Charoli (Buchanania lanzan Spreng) Maval Vishal, Joshi Prashant*, Bondre Sandip Commercial Fruit Nursery Unit, College of Horticulture, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola-444104, Maharashtra, India *Email for correspondence: psjoshihort@gmail.com
Online published on 11 July, 2020. Abstract Study was conducted on seed germination in Charoli (Buchanania lanzan Spreng) during the year 2018–19 at Commercial Fruit Nursery Unit, College of Horticulture, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra with the objective to find out the effect of seed treatment on seed germination and seedling growth in Charoli. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with eight treatments and three replications. The observations were recorded on different growth parameters. The results indicated that among the different seed treatments, application of GA3 200 ppm solution for 24 hour prior to sowing showed better performance for all seed germination parameters viz days required for germination, germination percentage and seed vigour and with respect to seedling growth parameters viz seedlings height, number of leaves per plant, stem diameter, leaf area and final per cent survival. On the basis of B-C ratio it was concluded that mechanical scarification (breaking hard seed coat by hammering) was found beneficial as well as economical treatment and hence it is recommended for commercial seed germination of Charoli. Top Keywords Charoli, GA, Seed, Germination, Thiourea, KNO, HSO. Top |