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Seed Germination Improvement Using Chemicals in Heracleum candicans Wall, a Threatened Medicinal Herb of Himalaya


     

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To meet mass multiplication demand in ex-situ cultivation of Heracleum candicans (Apiaceae), a threatened medicinal herb of Himalaya, presoaking treatments of plant growth regulators and other chemicals examined to achieve improved seed germination. In laboratory condition, of 15 treatments tried, GA3 (250uM), KNO3 (100 mM) and NaHCIO3 (15,30 and 45 minutes) significantly stimulated the seed germination over control. NaHCIO3 (30-min) proved significantly best treatment for achieving highest germination (81.3%) and reducing mean germination time over control. Authors recommended the use of KNO3 and NaHCIO3 as effective and cheep stimulants to seed germination in mass multiplication and conservation programme for H. candicans in Himalaya.
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Jitendra S. Butola

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To meet mass multiplication demand in ex-situ cultivation of Heracleum candicans (Apiaceae), a threatened medicinal herb of Himalaya, presoaking treatments of plant growth regulators and other chemicals examined to achieve improved seed germination. In laboratory condition, of 15 treatments tried, GA3 (250uM), KNO3 (100 mM) and NaHCIO3 (15,30 and 45 minutes) significantly stimulated the seed germination over control. NaHCIO3 (30-min) proved significantly best treatment for achieving highest germination (81.3%) and reducing mean germination time over control. Authors recommended the use of KNO3 and NaHCIO3 as effective and cheep stimulants to seed germination in mass multiplication and conservation programme for H. candicans in Himalaya.