Seed Germination Improvement in Variety of Withania Somnifera (L.) Dunal

Authors

  • Sheikh Shagufta Amir  Ph. D. Scholar, Department of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Arts,Commerce and Science, Chandrapur, Gondwana University, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India
  • Dakhane Vimal P  Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Arts,Commerce and Science, Chandrapur, Gondwana University, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Withania somnifera, seed germination, vigour index, seedling growth.

Abstract

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal is an important medicinal crops in Ayurvedic and an indigenous medicine for over 3000 years in India. The field experiment was conducted at the research centre, area of college campus, Department of Botany, Dr. Ambedkar College, Chandrapur during kharif season of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. The results revealed that maximum germination percentage (100%, 100%), Vigour index (1018.3, 1027.9 cm) and Germination value (154.48, 154.48 cm) were observed when seeds were sown in field soil with 100% vermiwash, 40% vermiwash was also beneficial for root and shoot length. Thus, the result of the present study clearly suggest that 100% vermiwash and 40% vermiwash could be used directly in soil in the near future for improvement in seed germination percentage, vigour index (VI), Germination value (GV) and seedling length.

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2018-01-30

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Sheikh Shagufta Amir, Dakhane Vimal P, " Seed Germination Improvement in Variety of Withania Somnifera (L.) Dunal, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.297-300, January-February-2018.