Influence of various treatments on pre and post germination properties of Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees cv. Powderpuff

Authors

  • Muneeb Ahmad Wani Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar-190001, Jammu and Kashmir
  • FU Khan Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar-190001, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Imityaz Tahir Nazki Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar-190001, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ambreena Din Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar-190001, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Shameen Iqbal Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar-190001, Jammu and Kashmir
  • ZA Qadri Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar-190001, Jammu and Kashmir

Keywords:

China aster, G %, Germination index, Hydropriming, MGT, Viguour index

Abstract

Seeds of China aster cv. Powderpuff were subjected to two conditioning techniques viz, hydroconditioning and halo-conditioning at different levels of concentrations and subjected time durations, constituting a total of 16 treatment combinations (P1 - P15) along with control (P0). Hydro-priming for 12 hrs and the halo-priming with 2 % KNO3 for 12 hrs significantly improved germination, mean germination time, germination index, germination rate index and growth attributes of China aster cv. Powderpuff. Hydropriming being simple economical and eco/subject friendly and safe is recommended for effective germination and growth of China aster cv. Powderpuff.

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Published

2019-09-30

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Influence of various treatments on pre and post germination properties of Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees cv. Powderpuff. (2019). Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 48(3), 449-455. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v48i3.47724

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Vol. 48 No. 3 (2019)

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Influence of various treatments on pre and post germination properties of Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees cv. Powderpuff. (2019). Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 48(3), 449-455. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v48i3.47724