Research Article | Published: 01 March 2010

Germination potential of Jatropha Curcas (L.) seeds under orientation, depth and stress level conditions

Saraswati Nandan Ojha, Puran Singh Mehta, K. S. Negi and S. S. Koranga

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 17 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 75-79 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-KRPDMP | Cite this article

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study germination potential of Jatropha curcus L. seeds under orientation, depth and stress level conditions. The percent germination maximum (77.08%), when the seeds were sown in the Styrofoam tray in vertical position with radical emerging point at upward direction and at 4.0 cm depth. The percent germination of maximum (65%) when the seed were treated with –0.2 MPa PEG-600 solution (stress conditions) for 24 hours and 55% with –0.2 MPa for 48 hours. The increasing levels of water stress for 24 hours and 48 hours the rate of germination decreased.

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Ojha, S.N., Mehta, P.S., Negi, K.S. and Koranga, S.S., 2010. Germination potential of Jatropha Curcas (L.) seeds under orientation, depth and stress level conditions. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 17(1), pp.75-79. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-KRPDMP

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