STUDIES ON PRE-GERMINATION SEED TREATMENT OF A TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANT -MADHUCA LONGIFOLIAL.

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Madhuca longifolia L ( Family : Sapotaceae)is a medicinal and economic important tree. This study was carried out to know the effect of pretreatment on seed germination and seedling growth parameters of size graded M. longifolia seeds viz. large, medium and small. The result shows that the large and medium sized seeds treat with tap water is significantly increased the germination and seedling growth compared to control and other treatments.

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[R. Karthiyayini (2017); STUDIES ON PRE-GERMINATION SEED TREATMENT OF A TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANT -MADHUCA LONGIFOLIAL. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 2316-2319] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. R. karthiyayini
Department of Botany, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore-641043, Tamilnadu, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3772      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3772

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