Research Article | Published: 20 September 2021

Patterns of dormancy and germination in teak seeds collected from the farmland and forest plantations in Tamil Nadu, India

Poomaruthai Masilamani, Venugopal  Rajanbabu, Arumugam Alagesan, Velanganni  Alex  Albert and Subramanian Venkatesan

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 43 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 302-307 | 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-3470R9 | Cite this article

Abstract

In-vivo and in-vitro germination trials were done on the teak (Tectona grandis) seeds collected from a farmland and forest plantation in Tamil Nadu. Under in-vivo pot culture condition very low germination percent of drupes was observed in seed collected from plantation(Top slip) and famrland (Kumulur). When true seeds isolated from the drupes were grown under in vitro condition in half strength MS medium, the germination percent was significantly increased up to 63.3 per cent. True seed germination among two teak sources showed the presence of mechanical dormancy which was a major limiting factor for poor drupe germination for deployment of superior genetic materials.

Keywords

Dormancy, Farmland, Forest plantation, Germination, Teak seed

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Masilamani, P., Rajanbabu, V., Alagesan, A., Albert, V.A. and Venkatesan, S., 2020. Patterns of dormancy and germination in teak seeds collected from the farmland and forest plantations in Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 43(4), pp.302-307. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-3470R9

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 26 March 2021

Manuscript Revised on 16 August 2021

Manuscript Accepted on 18 August 2021

Manuscript Published on 20 September 2021

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