Title: Effect of plant growth regulators and chemicals on seed germination of ker (<i>Capparis decidua L.</i>) and phalsa (<i>Grewia subinaequalis</i>)
Abstract: Phalsa and Ker commonly propagated through seeds. Cuttings are difficult to root due to the presence of mu-cilage. The seedling plants of phalsa are fairly true to typem i.e., similar to mother plant, where ker germination and growth of the seedlings is one of the major problem. The investigation was carried by using different growth regulators and chemicals at different concentrations. The significant differences were found among the different treatments for Ker germination. The initiation and 50 per cent of germination was early in 300 ppm GA3 treated seeds (7.2 and 7.8 days, respectively) which is at par with GA3 200 ppm (7.4 and 8.0 days) and GA3 100 ppm (7.6 and 8.4 days) and delayed germination was observed in control (11.80 and 14.2 days). The maximum germination percentage was noticed in the seeds treated with GA3 300 ppm (97.33%) which was on par with GA3 200 (94.66%) and GA3 100 ppm (91.99%) and minimum was in control (64.0%). The survival per cent of seedlings varies from 22 to 30 per cent. Where as in Phalsa, initiation of germination was observed from 7th day to 11th day and 50% of germination was completed within 10th day to 15th day. The range of germination varies from 62 to 86% and Survival per cent of seedlings are 70 to 96 per cent.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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