Assessment on the Effects of Potting Media on Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir

Peter, Márcio; Agera, Sin; Amonum, J. I.

doi:10.4314/jasem.v25i6.11

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“…The nicking treatment combined with soaking the seeds in cold water for 12 h was the best pre-germination treatment for K. celebica seed germination. The effectiveness of nicking treatment and cold-water immersion for 12 h in increasing and accelerating seed germination was also reported in several seeds from the Fabaceae family, such as Acacia stenophylla (Khan and Sahito 2017), Vachellia eroloba (Odirile et al 2019), and Pterocarpus erinaceus (Peter et al 2021). This pregermination treatment is quite practical and suitable for smallholder tree growers in nurseries because it is simple and effective in increasing and accelerating seed germination.…”

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Effect of pre-sowing treatment on the germination and early growth of Kalappia celebica Kosterm.: an endemic and vulnerable tree species of Sulawesi, Indonesia

et al. 2022

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Abstract. Tuheteru FD, Husna, Albasri, Arif A, Basrudin, Nurdin WR, Arman E, Agustin DI, Saribadu J, Rahmat, Dermawansyah A, Daliana, Lody LP, Deri AS, Safitri I, Sudrajat DJ. 2022. Effect of pre-sowing treatment on the germination and early growth of Kalappia celebica Kosterm.: an endemic and vulnerable tree species of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 4297-4302. Kalapi (Kalappia celebica) is an endemic tree species of Sulawesi and is threatened with extinction, so it requires conservation efforts to preserve the tree species. The research aims to determine the effects of seed pre-sowing methods on the germination of K. celebica. Matured seeds of kalapi were collected from several mother trees at the Lalona Village, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The seeds were treated with six pre-germinations treatments (control, nicking, nicking and soaking in cool water (20°C) for 12 h, nicking and soaking in cool water for 24 h, soaked in hot water (80°C) for 24 h till the water-cooled and soaked in cool water for 48 h. Three replication and each replication using 25 seed were used in this research, so the total seed were 450 seeds. The randomized completely design was used to test the effect of pre-germination treatments on seed germination parameters at the greenhouse. The germination parameters calculated were the first day of germination, last day of germination, germination period, germination capacity, mean germination time (MGT), and mean daily germination (MDG). The results showed that pre-germination treatment affected all seed germination parameters, which significantly increased the germination capacity. The germination capacity with the nicking was 94,67%, nicking and soaking in cool water (20°C) for 12 h (94,67%) followed by nicking and soaking in cool water (20° C) for 24 h (90,67%). In all treatments, germination started 5 to 10 days after sowing and was completed from 4 to 16 days later. The seed treatment by nicking and soaking in cool water for 12 d exhibited the lowest MGT (5.56 days), the highest MDG (0.95 germinate day-1), the highest seedling collar diameter (1.64 mm), and the highest leaf number (1.95). Therefore, the study recommends nicking followed by soaking in cool water for 12 h as an ideal pre-germination treatment to promote germination and seedling growth of kalapi tree species for supported conservation activity.

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Effect of pre-sowing treatment on the germination and early growth of Kalappia celebica Kosterm.: an endemic and vulnerable tree species of Sulawesi, Indonesia

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“…According to Akinlande et al, (2021), top soil should be utilized in the nursery for optimum growth and development of Piliostigma thonningii seedlings for a successful afforestation program. According to Peter et al, (2021), poultry droppings added in potting mixes exhibited great potentials to improve Pterocapus erinaceus seedlings in nursery. Panda et al, (2021) demonstrated that a vermicompost: sand: soil ratio of l:l:l resulted in the maximum sprouting (100%) and the lowest time span for sprouting completion on teak.…”

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Influence of Media and Sowing Condition on Field Emergence of Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.)

Masilamani¹,

Indurani²,

Venkatesan³

2023

MAJ

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Studies were carried out to find the influence of media and sowing conditions on the field emergence of Palmyrah seeds. The seeds were sown in a sunken nursery bed, raised nursery bed, and direct sowing to observe field emergence. The experiment was conducted in a Randomized Block Design with eight replications of 50 seeds sown in each treatment. The observations were recorded at monthly intervals up to 24 months after sowing. The results revealed that Palmyrah seeds sown in a raised bed containing red earth, sand and farmyard manure 2:1:1 ratio recorded the highest field emergence of 78.67 % followed by seeds sown in sand and field conditions. This study concluded that Palmyrah seeds sown in raised bed containing red earth, sand and farmyard manure 2:1:1 ratio used for sowing/multiplication purpose.

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“…CR= Critically Endangered, B1ab (ii, ii, iv)+2ab(ii, iii, v); C2a(v);D Recommended Conservation actions: Due to the overexploitation of P. erinaceus in its distribution range, the Nigerian government and several NGOs, such as the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), have initiated programs across the country, especially in the distribution areas of this species, to train people on how to domesticate and raise seedlings of this species for regeneration in the wild. Unfortunately, this challenge was met by the stringent challenge of raising P. erinaceus seedlings from seeds due to the hard impermeable nature of the seed coats restricting the entry of both water and oxygen, which would aid in germination (Peter et al 2021). A lack of resources has widely been reported as one of the constraints of seedling raising (Danjuma et al 2014;Oko 2022).…”

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Application of IUCN Red List Criteria for Assessment of Some Savanna Trees of Nigeria, West Africa

Nodza,

Tochukwu,

Igbari

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Nigeria is one of the most floristic rich countries on the continent of Africa due to the variation in climate, which favors the growth of several species. Sadly, its biodiversity is one of the most threatened in the world, mainly due to deforestation and various unsustainable land use patterns, which are human activities. However, these anthropogenic activities are more prevalent in Nigeria's northern savanna zone (NSZ). In this study, we present the first regional conservation assessments and red listing of tree species in the northern savanna zone (NSZ) of Nigeria according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria and categories. We recorded 31 tree species as the most utilized in the region. For the assessments, we provided the fundamental taxonomic information of each species, their local names, and their uses. This study provided the extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, population size and trend, description of habitats, and ecological requirements and discussion of the threats affecting each species and their habitats. We further inform conservation actions and research activities needed to ensure the future of the tree species and their sustainable uses. Overall, approximately 97% of the taxa were evaluated as threatened (41% as endangered, 31% as critically endangered, 24% as vulnerable, and 4% as least concerned). Therefore, we recommend the adoption of the risk status of the species to develop sound conservation strategies and measures for the management of flora in this inundated region.

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Assessment on the Effects of Potting Media on Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Effect of pre-sowing treatment on the germination and early growth of Kalappia celebica Kosterm.: an endemic and vulnerable tree species of Sulawesi, Indonesia

Effect of pre-sowing treatment on the germination and early growth of Kalappia celebica Kosterm.: an endemic and vulnerable tree species of Sulawesi, Indonesia

Influence of Media and Sowing Condition on Field Emergence of Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.)

Application of IUCN Red List Criteria for Assessment of Some Savanna Trees of Nigeria, West Africa

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