The document discusses seed germination techniques for various plant species. It provides the common name, pre-treatment method, typical germination time, and average germination percentage for 16 species: Santalum album, Terminalia bellerica, Zizyphus mauritiana, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia tomentosa, Oroxylum indicum, Terminelia chebula, Diospyros melanoxylon and some others. The pre-treatment methods include soaking seeds in water, sulfuric acid, or plant growth regulators like GA3. Germination times typically range from 10-40 days and germination percentages are generally between 30-80% depending on the species.
5. Zizyphus mauritiana
Common Name- Indian jujube (Ber)
Pretreatment- Over night soaking of GA3 (200ppm)
Germination Time 20-30Days
Germination % 50%
6. Terminalia arjuna
Common Name Arjun
Pretreatment Remove the ribs to extract the seed by rubbing with
hand and soaking seed in cold water for 48 hrs
Germination Time 25-30Days
Germination % 80%
7. Terminalia tomentosa
Common Name Saja
Pretreatment soaking seed in water for 24 hrs
Germination Time 30-40Days
Germination % 70%
8. Oroxylum indicum
Common Name- Sonpatha
Pretreatment- Soaking seed in Warm water for 24
hrs Sow the seed in lighty shade .
Germination Time 25-30Days
Germination % 50%
9. Terminelia chebula
Common Name- Haritaka (Harad)
Pretreatment- clipping the broad end of the stone without
damaging the embryo, followed by soaking in
cold water for 36 hours .
Germination Time 30-40Days
Germination % 50%
10. Diospyros melanoxylon
Common Name Tendu
Pretreatment Soaking seed in cold water for 12-24 hrs
Germination Time 20-30Days
Germination % 50%
11. Pre treatment of Some Other Species
Sn. Common Name Botanical Name Scrification Techniques Germination Time Germination %
1
Dhawada
(Axlewood) Anogeissus iatifolia soaking seed in Warm water for 5 min . 30-40 days 50
2 Dhovan Terminalia catappa soaking seed in water for 24 hrs 20-30days 50
3 Rosewood Dalbergia latifolia soaking seed in cold water for 24 hrs 10-15 days 80
4 Lasohda Cordia dichotoma GA3 treatment or searifed by ligthy abrading the seed coat to ingrees of water 20-30days 50
5 Sodi Dhaman Grewia tilifolia soaking seed in Warm water for 24hrs 30-40 days 60
6 Vijshar Petrocarpus marsupium soaking seed in cold water for 24 hrs 30-40 days 40
7 Mauishri Mimusops elenji soaking seed in cold water for 24 hrs or GA3 treatment for 24hrs. 20-30days 10
8 Karanj Pongamia pinnata GA3 treatment for 24hrs. 15-20 75
9 Palas Butea monosperma Seeds must be extracted from the pod.soaking seed in cold water for 12 hrs 15-20 75
10 Kavnch Mucuna pruriens soaking seed in cold water for 12-20 hrs & treat with fungicide 10-15 75
11 Castor Ricinus communis soaking seed in cold water for 12-20 hrs & treat with fungicide 10-15 75
12 Green chireta Andrographis paniculata soaking seed in cold water for 24 hrs &dry 10-15 70