PERFORMANCE OF SEEDS SIZE ON SEEDLING GROWTH OF FOREST TREE SPECIES IN NURSERY CONDITION

M.K. SINGH¹*, F. SINGH², NARENDRA KUMAR^3
1ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kurukshetra, 136118, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
²ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kurukshetra, 136118, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
³ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sadalpur 125 052, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
* Corresponding Author : mks.hau.cssri@gmail.com

Received : 04-12-2020     Accepted : 26-12-2020     Published : 30-12-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 24       Pages : 10538 - 10540
Int J Agr Sci 12.24 (2020):10538-10540

Keywords : Tree species, Seed size, Seedling growth
Academic Editor : Dr Vipul N Kapadia
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kurukshetra, 136118, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

An experiment was conducted at Balsamand Research Farm in Department of Forestry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. Mature seeds of seven tree species viz.,Ailanthus excelsa, Acacia nilotica, Acacia tortilis, Dalbergia sissoo, Prosopis cineraria, Prosopis juliflora and Azadirachta indica were collected from pluse trees from Balsamand Research Area and nearby places. The seeds of trees species were separated as large, medium and small on visual basis and measure its test weight, seed length, seed breadth and seed thickness and analyzed Germination percentage, Initiation of germination, Shoot length, Root length, Collar diameter, Fresh and Dry root and Shoot weight of seedlings and observed that large seeds of each tree species performed significantly better followed by medium than small seeds of all the tree species under studied

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