Effect of seed treatments on germination of Karoda (Carissa carandas L.) cv. local

Abstract

The research experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during the year 2018. The Experiment was laid out in completely randomized design involved 11 different seed treatments including control. The effect of different seed treatments on various parameters of germination were studied on karonda seeds. Among various treatments applied, Seeds soaked in cow dung slurry for 24 hours recorded maximum seed germination (62.67%), speed of germination (2.20) and required minimum mean germination time (15.03 days). While, seeds soaked in GA3 100 mg/l for 24 hours took minimum days (21.00) for germination.