Vol. 3 (3) : May-June 2012 issue
Green Farming Vol. 3 (3) : 340-342 (May-June, 2012)
Effect of different seed treatments on germination and growth of karonda (Carissa congesta W.) seedlings
S.D. NIMBALKAR1*, Y.S. JADHAV2, S.S. ADAT3 and A.Y. SAVVASHE4
Deptt of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Dr. B.S.K. Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri - 415 712 (M.S.)
Designation : 1Principal *(sdnimbalkar1979@gmail.com), 2,3,4Asstt. Professor
Subject : Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Food Shrub and Fruits
Paper No. : P-0235
Total Pages : 3
Received : 28 March 2012
Revised accepted : 21 May 2012
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Citation :
S.D. NIMBALKAR, Y.S. JADHAV, S.S. ADAT and A.Y. SAVVASHE. 2012. Effect of different seed treatments on germination and growth of karonda (Carissa congesta W.) seedlings. Green Farming Vol. 3 (3) : 340-342 ; May-June, 2012
ABSTRACT
Karonda (Carissa congesta Wight) is an exceedingly hardy shrub. The investigation on effect of different seed treatments on germination and growth of karonda seedlings was carried out at the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Dapoli. GA3 100 ppm was the best treatment all the way from first week (3.75) to seventh week (75.25) for days required for germination. 80.40 per cent germination was observed in GA3 100 ppm which was significantly superior over rest of the treatments. It also recorded highest seedling height (16.45 cm) and maximum girth of seedling (0.36 cm) and maximum numbers of leaves (18.6).
Key words :
Bio-regulators, Carissa congesta, germination, gibberlic acid, karonda, seed treatments.
