Effects of Various Pre-Sowing Treatments on Seed Germination of Carob (Ceratonia Siliqua L.) From Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar Area (Balagrae, Al-Baida, Libya)
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: This study was conducted on a wild carob genotype grown in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar area (Balagrae, Al-Baida, Libya).Seeds belonging to three individual trees chosen at random were collected.Seven different pre-sowing treatments (soaking in distilled water, boiling water 100C, soaking in sulphuric acid, mechanical scarification, mechanical scarification & soaking in distilled water, mechanical scarification & soaking in sulphuric acid and untreated seeds) were applied and examined for their effectiveness to stimulate carob seed germination.The results showed that mechanical scarification & soaking in distilled water treatment was the most effective method in increasing the germination percentage by (94.33%) compared to untreated seeds (5.99%).Mechanical scarification & soaking in distilled water treatment significantly decreased the mean germination time value (MGT) by (2.83 days).An MGT value was significantly higher in control treatment (23.22 days).
Authors: Sabah H. Lamlom, Eman M. Abdalrasol
Institution: Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2519103795