Vol. 10 (4) : July-August 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (4) : 483-487 ; July-August, 2019
Seed germination studies of karonda in Punjab
JASPREET KAUR1 and AMARJEET KAUR2*
Department of Horticulture (Agriculture), Khalsa College, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar - 143 001 (Punjab)
Designation : 1P.G. Student, 2Assistant Professor *(dr.amarjitkaur30@gmail.com)
Subject : Fruit Science and Pomology
Paper No. : P-7663
Total Pages : 5
Received : 03 July 2019
Revised accepted : 18 July 2019
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Citation :
JASPREET KAUR and AMARJEET KAUR. 2019. Seed germination studies of karonda in Punjab. Green Farming Vol. 10 (4) : 483-487 ; July-August, 2019
ABSTRACT
Seed germination studies of karonda were conducted at the nursery of Department of Horticulture, Khalsa College Amritsar during 2018-2019 . In the trial seeds of karonda were collected and sown according to the seven treatments viz., zero days of extraction, 12 days of extraction, 24days of extraction, 36 days of extraction, 48 days of extraction, 60 days of extraction and 72 days of extraction with three replications. The investigation was laid out in Randomized Block Design. The results of the study revealed that the seed germination was significantly the highest (63.32%) when fresh seeds were sown . The seedling height , number of leaves, fresh and dry weight of shoots, root number and vigour index varied with the storage period of seeds. The seeds sown at zero days of extraction gave 50 percent germination in 10.33 days and completion of germination in 20.34 days. After 12 days of extraction it took 13.33 days and 26.00 days for 50 percent germination and completion of germination respectively. The seeds sown after 12 days of extraction (12 days stored seeds) upheld good germination and seedling vigour therefore, karonda seeds could be stored for 12 days after extraction from fruits at ambient condition with good seed viability and vigour.
Key words :
Extraction, Karonda, Seed germination, Seed viability, Storage, Vigour index, Zero days.