Effect of pre-sowing treatments on seed germination in Berberis aristata
Thakur, Anju S, Thakur, P S, and Mehta, Richa
Thakur, P. S. ; YS Parmar Univ Hort and Forestry, Dept Basic Sci, Solan 173230, Himachal Prades, India
10 (4) : 338-343 OCT-DEC 2005
The seeds of Berberis aristata exhibit late, erratic and poor germination potential with significant loss of germination ability. Pre-sowing chilling treatments at 5, 2 and -5 degrees C for various durations viz. 15 days, 1 month, 2 months and 3 months resulted in early and improved germination and highest (84%) germination was registered by seeds given 90 days of moist chilling at 2 degrees C. Other pre-sowing seed treatments viz. water presoaking, running water leaching and acid scarification were found very effective in induction of early germination with 40-140 per cent improvement in germination and seedling vigour.
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