Pre- Treatment Effects on the Germination of the Seeds of &lt;i&gt;Calophyllum inophyllum&lt;/i&gt; [Linn] (Indian Laurel)

Asinwa, I.O.; Ojo, AR; Ezekiel, JM; Awosan, E A; Olaitan, A.O

doi:10.4314/joafss.v10i1.15

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“…Aref et al (2011) reported that seeds from four Acacia species germinated better and faster after scarification (abrasion and acid treated) when compared to hot water and no treatment. Botsheleng et al (2014) and Asinwa et al (2012) also reported that mechanical scarification gave the highest germination percentage in seeds of A. quanzensis and Leucaena leucocephala respectively and concluded that seed scarification was the most effective method of improving seed coat permeability. Poor germination of F. albida due to hot water treatment has been reported by Eden Foundation (Beckman 1990).…”

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Provenance and pretreatment effect on seed germination of six provenances of Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev

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A nursery experiment was conducted to determine the effects of seed pretreatment methods on the germination of Faidherbia albida at ICRAF, Nairobi from six provenances consisting of Awassa, Taveta, Lake Koka, Maseno, Chinzombo and Wagingombe. Seeds were subjected to five pretreatment methods namely nicking, soaking in acid, hot water, cold water and control. Germination percentages (GP), mean germination time (MGT) and germination index (GI) were calculated and the data was subjected to ANOVA. The study revealed significant (p B 0.05) differences in seed treatments among provenances in all studied parameters. Highest germination among pretreatments in Awassa (99 %) and Wagingombe (80 %) was observed in nicked seeds, Chinzombo (81 %) in nicked and acid treated seeds, Lake Koka (90 %) in acid treated seeds and Taveta (28 %) and Maseno (64 %) in cold water treated seeds. Nicking gave the highest cumulative GP (69.67) while lowest GP was observed in hot water treated seeds (23.17). Acid treatment exhibited lowest MGT (8.85 days) and highest GI (2.29) while highest MGT (24.35 days) and lowest GI (0.31) were observed in control and hot water treatment respectively. Although acid treatment gave a high GP and lowest MGT and GI, nicking and soaking in cold water for 24 h is being recommended as cheaper and less hazardous pretreatment methods to improve germination in F. albida since sulphuric acid is expensive and requires proper handling techniques. Significant correlation between geo-climatic data and germination parameters of seeds subjected to different pretreatments indicates that provenances are as important as pretreatments in germination of the species.

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“…Thereafter, treated seeds were rinsed thoroughly with tap water to remove all the acid and finally air dried before sowing for germination (schelin et al 2004;Asinwa et al 2012). …”

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confidence: 99%