Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol. 19 Issue 03, 2013; Page No.(769-771)

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PRE-SOAKING SEED TREATMENT ON GROWTH OF ASHWAGANDHA (WITHANIA SOMNIFERA DUNAL.)

J.B. Suryawanshi, M.T. Bhingarde, S.N. Gavit and R.S. Bagul

Abstract

The pre-soaking seed treatments were given before sowing of seeds. The study revealed that, the presoaking seed treatments significantly influenced the growth and yield root contributing characters of ashwagandha. The maximum root yield was observed in the pre-soaking seed treatment of GA3 @ 400 ppm soaked for 6 hr followed by GA3 200 ppm soaked for 12 hr and 1% KNO3 soaked for 6 hr. All the pre-soaking seed treatments had significant effect on days to field emergence, days to 50 % flowering, shoot length, shoot diameter, shoot dry weight, root length, root diameter . The root shoot ratio of seeds soaked with GA3 @ 400 ppm was recorded significantly superior root-shoot ratio than untreated seeds.

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