IMPROVEMENT OF SEED GERMINATION BEHAVIOUR IN PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS BY ACID AND MECHANICAL SCARIFICATION PRETREATMENTS

Authors

  • Meenu Gehlot Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur
  • Pawan K. Kasera Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/eco.v19i0.9848

Keywords:

Phyllanthus amarus, Acid scarification, Seed germination, Seedling growth

Abstract

Phyllanthus amarus (Bhui-Aanwalaa: Family: Euphorbiaceae) is considered to be the most important medicinal plant of the Indian Thar desert. The present article deals with its seed morphological parameters, seed output, reproductive capacity (RC), germination behavior, seedling growth, root: shoot ratio (R/S ratio), germination value (GV) and vigour index (VI) in fresh and one-year-old seeds under controlled laboratory conditions. Results revealed that 73.33 and 60% germination was observed in fresh and one-year-old seeds as compared to the control (20% in fresh; while 36.67% in one-year-old seeds) after providing mechanical + conc. H2SO4 scarification for 2 and 1 min, respectively. The maximum VI and GV were obtained in mechanical + conc. H2SO4 scarification for 2 min pretreatments in fresh seeds.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/eco.v19i0.9848

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An International Journal of Ecology

Vol. 19, 2012

Page: 1-5

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2014-02-13

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Gehlot, M., & Kasera, P. K. (2014). IMPROVEMENT OF SEED GERMINATION BEHAVIOUR IN PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS BY ACID AND MECHANICAL SCARIFICATION PRETREATMENTS. Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology, 19, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.3126/eco.v19i0.9848

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Vol. 19 (2012)

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