Vol. 9, Issue 4 (2021)
Effect of growing media and gibberellic acid on seed vigour and survival of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle.) cv. Kagzi lime
Author(s): DP Suthar, AV Kotecha and AS Thounaojam
Abstract: An investigation entitled “Effect of growing media and gibberellic acid on seed vigour and survival of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) cv. Kagzi lime” was conducted during the year Kharif- 2019 at Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand. Treatments were comprised five levels of growing media (M)viz.,M1- Soil + FYM (1:1), M2-Soil + Vermicompost (1:1), M3- Soil + FYM + Vermiculite (1:1:1), M4- Soil + Vermicompost + Vermiculite (1:1:1) and M5-Soil + FYM + Vermicompost + Vermiculite (1:1:1:1) with three levels dipping of seeds of acid lime in gibberellic acid for 24 hrs before sowing in polythene bags viz.,G1- GA3@ 50 mg/l,G2- GA3@ 100 mg/l and G3- GA3@ 150 mg/l with G0- Control (Water). The experiment were laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (Factorial) with twenty treatment combinations and repeated thrice. Growing media of soil + FYM + vermicompost + vermiculite (1:1:1:1) recorded minimum number of days taken for initiation of germination (22.41), maximum germination percentage (82.08%), vigour index- I (3198.8), vigour index- II (64.81) and survival percentage (76.01%) at 120 DAS. Dipping of acid lime seeds for 24 hrs before sowing in GA3@150 mg/l recorded minimum number of days taken for initiation of germination (24.26), maximum germination percentage (79.68), vigour index- I (3130.3), vigour index- II (52.36) and survival percentage (75.56%) at 120 DAS. Treatment combination of Growing media and GA3 of soil + FYM + vermicompost + vermiculite (1:1:1:1) + Dipping of acid lime seeds before sowing in GA3@150 mg/l apparently recorded minimum number of days taken for initiation of germination (20.66)
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DP Suthar, AV Kotecha, AS Thounaojam. Effect of growing media and gibberellic acid on seed vigour and survival of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle.) cv. Kagzi lime. Int J Chem Stud 2021;9(4):291-293.
