Seed Characteristics and Germination of <I>Garcinia gummi-gutta</I> (L.) Robs

K. C. Chacko; P. K.  Chandrasekhara Pillai

doi:10.36808/if/1997/v123i2/5905

Seed Characteristics and Germination of Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) Robs

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K. C. Chacko
P. K. Chandrasekhara Pillai

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/1997/v123i2/5905

Abstract

In a seed germination study conducted with Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) Robs. (Syn. G. cambogia Desr.) seed coat removal (decoating) before sowing advanced germination and also enhanced cumulative germination from 50% to 90% . The viable seeds with a moisture content of 41.65% failed to germinate on drying to 33.4% which is indicative of the 'recalcitrant'nature of the seed. A seed with a mean oven-dry weight of 0.6109 g had 0.2053 g seed coat and 0.4056 g cotyledons with embryo.

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1997-02-01

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Chacko, K. C., & Chandrasekhara Pillai, P. K. . (1997). Seed Characteristics and Germination of <I>Garcinia gummi-gutta</I> (L.) Robs. Indian Forester, 123(2), 123–126. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/1997/v123i2/5905

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Volume 123, Issue 2, February 1997

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