Effect of Seed Size on Germination Viability and Seedling Biomass in Sapindus emerginatus (Linn)
N.L. Suresha, H.C. Balachandra, H. Shivanna
Abstract
eeds of Sapindus emerginatus were graded into big, medium and small sizes and their germination percentage was recorded in different media and at different depths. The best medium was found to be a mixture of sand + soil + humus (1: 1 : 1) and the best depth was 0.5 cm to 1.0 cm. Large size seeds possessed higher percentage (98%) of germination than the medium (80%) and small (70%) and the biomass production was found to be higher in seedlings produced from larger seeds. The germination rate was decreased to 50 per cent after five months of storage in large seeds, four months in medium and two months in small seeds.
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