Seed germination studies in Garcinia spp

Abstract

Germination studies conducted at Padannakad (Kerala) on Garcinia gummi-gutta and Garciniacowa indicated that soaking seeds in hydrogen peroxide (30%) for 30 min and overnightsoaking in cow milk and kinetin (500 ppm) were effective in breaking the dormancy of seedsand resulted in 60.05%, 39.96% and 34.41% germination, respectively in G. gummi-gutta and65.33%, 69.33% and 54.67% germination in G. cowa at 7 months after sowing. In Garciniatinctoria, soaking in hydrogen peroxide (30%) for 30 min and overnight soaking in kinetin(500 ppm) and gibberellic acid (500 ppm) induced early germination resulting in 78.6%, 93.3%,and 64.0% germination respectively, at 2 months after sowing.