Effect of Fruit Maturation on Germination and Vigour of Bakul (Mimusops elengi Linn) Seeds
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2016/v142i9/102533Keywords:
Mimusops elengi, Bakul, Sapotaceae, Fruit Maturation, Seedling Vigour.Abstract
Mimusops elengi is an evergreen tree species belonging to family Sapotaceae with several uses as source of oil, fodder, fuel wood, timber and medicine. It is locally known as Bakul. Seeds were collected from the green, green yellow and yellow fruit to assess the best maturation period. All the characters such as germination per cent (72.65%), mean germination time (17.40), germination value (9.00) germination energy (4.23), root length(5.28cm), shoot length (3.75cm) and seedling vigour index ( 656.03) were found more in seed obtained, from yellow fruit as compare to green and green yellow.References
Abdul-Baki A.A and Anderson J.D. (1973). Vigour determination in soya bean seed by multiple criteria. Crop Science, 13: 630 -632.
Burkill H.M. (2000). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, 2nd edition, volume 5, families s-z , Addenda, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, Richmond, United kingdom.
Dent T.V. (1948). Seed storage with particular reference to the storage of seed of Indian Forest Plants. Indian For. Rec 7(1), New Series, Silviculture, Manager of Publications, Delhi.
Djavanshir K. and Pourbeik H. (1976). Germination value - a new formula. Silvae Genetica, 25: 79 – 83.
FAO. (1985). A Guide to Forest Tree Seed Handling. Food and Agricultural Organisation, Rome. Forestry Paper 20/2 379 p.
ISTA. (1999). International rules for seed testing. Seed Sci & Technol., 27: 369 – 380.
Mandal, B and C.R. Maity (1991). Studies of the oil of Mimusops elengi seed. Acta Alimentaria Budapest 20(2): 103 - 107.
NawaBahar(2010).EffectoffruitmaturationongerminationandvigouroftheseedofDiploknemabutyracea.IndianForester,136(9):1271-1275.
Pennington T.D. (1991). The genera of Sapotaceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom and the New York Botanic Garden, New York, United States, pp 295.
Prakash R. (1991). Madhuca longifolia In: Propagation practices of important Indian trees, pp. 265 - 269, International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun, India.
Ramakrishna Hegde, Sridhar K.B., Barun K., Srimath P.B. and Suresha N.L. (2009). Effect of eco friendly seed treatments on germination of Mimusops elengiL. Indian J. Forestry, 32(1): 69 -70.
Reddy Y.T.N. and Khan M.M. (2001). Effect of osmopriming on germination,seedling growth and vigour of Khirni(Mimusops hexandra) Seeds. Seed Research, 29(1): 24 – 27.
Shah P.J., Gandhi M.S., Shah M.B., Goswami S.S. and Santani D. (2003). Study of Mimusops elengi, bark in experimental gastric ulcers. J. Ethnopharmacology, 89: 305 – 311.
Troup R.S. (1921). Silviculture of Indian Trees, Vol. II (Clarendon Press, Oxford, U.K.), page 637 – 638.
Truong Mai Hong, Tran D. Hong, Nguyen T. Hien, Ho H. Hai, Tran D. Tung, voT. Le – Tam, Banh Ngoc - Tam and H. Ellis, Richard (2006).Seed development, maturation and storage behaviour of Mimusops elengi L. New Forest, Volume 32, Number 1, page 9 -19.
Willan R.L. (1985). A guide to Forest Seed Handling, FAO Forestry Paper 2012, Danida, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Unless otherwise stated, copyright or similar rights in all materials presented on the site, including graphical images, are owned by Indian Forester.
