Germination Ecology of Two Savanna Tree Species, Tamarindus indica and Prosopis africana
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Association of Official Seed Analysts and the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists
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Various methods of seed scarification including concentrated sulphuric acid, alcohol; methanol, ethanol, iso-propanol, butanol and hot water (100°C), were applied on seeds of Tamarindus indica L. and Prosopis africana Guill and Peri., to improve germination and assess seed vigor. The highest germination and germination energy (Germ. En.) for T. indica occurred following pre-treatment in methanol for 10 minutes (70% germination; 42, Germ. En.), while better response was obtained for P. africana following pretreatment in ethanol for 10 minutes (58% germination; 38, Germ. En.), and Conc. H2SO4, for 5 minutes (60% germination; 38, Germ. En.).
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QH301 Biology, SB Plant culture