Research Article | Published: 01 September 2015

Influence of Seed Extraction Methods on Viability, Germination and Seedling Vigour of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Poomaruthai Masilamani, C. Chinnusamy and S. Rajendraprasad

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 22 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 155-157 | 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-E7589I | Cite this article

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to find out the influence of different methods of extraction of seed from pods of Albizia lebbeck viz. splitting by hand, beating with plyable stick and threshing with paddy thresher and man-hour requirements, cost of extraction, seed recovery, viability, germination and seedling vigour was calculated. Results on viability test revealed that there was no significant difference on viability (97.5%) between the extraction methods. Germination recorded at 25 days after sowing revealed that seeds extracted through commercial paddy thresher gave maximum germination of 13% followed by beating with plyable stick and splitting with hand gave 9% and 5% respectively. Sulfuric acid treated seeds gave more than 95% germination irrespective of the extraction method when compared to control. While calculating the cost of extraction of 50 kg Albizia lebbeck pods, it was Rs. 87.50/- for paddy thresher, followed by beating with plyable stick (Rs, 187/-) and splitting with hand (Rs. 500/-). From this study, it could be concluded that Albizia lebbeck seed extraction through paddy thresher gave maximum seed recovery and germination without affect the viability with lesser time and cost.

Keywords

Albizia lebbeck, Seed Extraction, Viability, Germination, Seedling Vigour

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Masilamani, P., Chinnusamy, C. and Rajendraprasad, S., 2015. Influence of Seed Extraction Methods on Viability, Germination and Seedling Vigour of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 22(3), pp.155-157. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-E7589I

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