Influence of different pre-sowing treatments on germination potential of Bakul (Mimusops elengi L.)

Abstract

An experiment was carried out in the Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar to study the influence of different pre-sowing treatments on seed germination of bakul (Mimusops elengi L.), an evergreen tree species belonging to family Sapotaceae. The present experiment was focused on the pre-sowing treatments for breaking dormancy of this species which hindered germination by the presence of a hard seed coat comprising of nine treatments and three replications following randomized block design. Among the different pre-sowing treatments, 0.5% thiourea and 1% potassium nitrate recorded maximum germination percentage (85%). Least mean germination time (30.96 days) was also found in seeds treated with 0.5% thiourea.