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Effect of Sowing Media and Gibberellic Acid on seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Chilgoza pine nut (Pinus gerardiana. Wall)

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  • Mujeeburahman Ariez

    (Paktia University, Afghanistan)

  • Hedayatullah Salari

    (Paktia University, Afghanistan)

  • Khanzad Gul Zazai

    (Paktia University, Afghanistan)

Abstract

Chilgoza is currently propagated only by seed, which shows very low and uneven germination, and slower seedlings growth that causes poor natural regeneration. Therefore this study was undertaken to investigate the effects of gibberellic acid and sowing media on seed germination and seedling growth. Two factors i.e., sowing media (three media with various proportions of soil, sand, and animal manure) and GA3 (0, 50, and 100 mg. L-1) were included in the study. This greenhouse experiment was run as 3×3 factorial in frame of CRD design with 3 replications. Results showed that apart from MGT (42.36 days), the higher FGP (58.66%), GI (274), GRI (75.01), and SFW (8.74gr), SDW (4.78gr), SL (219.80 mm), SVI (129192602) were obtained when seeds were initially immersed for 6 h at 100 mg. L-1 GA3 solution and then sown in the medium of equal proportions of soil, sand, and animal manure. In terms of simple effects, GA3 concentrations had a significant effect on the vegetative growth of seedlings, whereas media effects on seed germination were highly significant which means that chilgoza seed contains sufficient amount of gibberellin for germination and thereafter is reduced during seedling growth stages. The results also revealed that the vegetative growth response of the seedling to the concentrations of GA3 had a significant linear response but response of FGP and MGT against GA3 concentrations were significantly quadratic i.e. the use of GA3 concentrations can stimulate the growth of seedlings. Overall the results showed that the media had obvious effect on FGP and MGT which may be due to nutrients and ventilation. On the other hand, as the highest concentration of GA3 increased the vegetative growth of the seedling, so additional use may be necessary over time. In light of the results, it is suggested that GA3 in addition to media may be used for betterment of chilgoza seed germination and subsequent seedling growth.

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Handle: RePEc:epw:ejbio0:v:4:y:2023:i:2:id:17449
DOI: 10.24018/ejbio.2023.4.2.449
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