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   Effect of Seed Size and Different Pretreatment Methods on Germination of Albizia zygia (DC.) J. F. Macbr  
   
نویسنده iroko oa ,rufai so ,wahab wt
منبع journal of applied sciences and environmental management - 2021 - دوره : 25 - شماره : 5 - صفحه:815 -818
چکیده    Albizia zygia produces valuable timber which has received some level of prominence in the international market. however, the seeds are dormant, and the tree species remain undomesticated. this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of seed size and presowing on the germination of albizia zygia in a nursery. seeds were grouped into four categories in regard to their length, small (≤0.5 cm), medium (> 0.5 < 0.8 cm), large (≥0.8 cm), and mixture of small, medium, and large seeds. the seeds were subjected to five main seed pretreatment methods, namely, soaking in sulphuric acid (h2so4) for 2 minutes, mechanical scarification, soaking in hot water for 5 minutes, soaking in cold water for 24 hours, and control where seeds were sown without any treatment. the results indicate that combination of mechanical scarification and large seeds produced the highest (100%) germination. hot water treatment was effective in large seeds producing 69.0% germination. the increased germination for mechanically scarified seeds suggests that seed dormancy in albizia zygia is mainly due to its hard seed coat. therefore, it is recommended to farmers to adopt use of mechanical scarification and large seeds, since it is safe and effective.
کلیدواژه Albizia zygia ,pretreatment ,seed size ,germination percentage and seed
آدرس forestry research institute of nigeria, Nigeria, forestry research institute of nigeria, Nigeria, forestry research institute of nigeria, Nigeria
 
     
   
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