Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Studies on seed germination and seedling growth in Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) as influenced by media
Author(s): MS Gawankar, PM Haldankar, PC Haldavanekar, BR Salvi and BM Jamadagni
Abstract: The effect of growing media on seed germination and seedling growth in Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) was under taken during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 at College of Horticulture, Mulde Tal: Kudal Dist: Sindhudurg. Healthy, thoroughly washed seeds of more than 3 g weight from ripe soft fleshy jackfruits were collected. Such seeds were treated with Carbendazim solution for 5 minutes and sown in polybags of size 6’’ X 8†containing five different experimental growing media for testing germination and growth of seedling. Growing media viz., M1- Soil + FYM (3:1), M2- Soil + Vermicompost + Rice husk (2:1:1), M3- Soil + Vermicompost + Saw dust (2:1:1), M4- Soil + Vermicompost + Cocopeat (2:1:1) and M5 - Soil + Vermicompost + Rice husk + Cocopeat (1:1:1:1) were assessed for seed germination and seedling vigour in randomized block design with four replications.
The results revealed that a mixture of media having Soil + Vermicompost + Rice husk + Cocopeat (1:1:1:1) were exhibited higher germination index (33.72), higher germination value (18.58), maximum seedling vigour index (4.60), showed more percentage of graftable seedlings (91.13%), the highest seed vigour (97.08). The inclusion of saw dust in media was found inhibitory effect for all the aspects under study.
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MS Gawankar, PM Haldankar, PC Haldavanekar, BR Salvi, BM Jamadagni. Studies on seed germination and seedling growth in Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) as influenced by media. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):1699-1705.
