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Vol.14 / Issue 79 / Aug / 2023 International Bimonthly (Print) – Open Access ISSN: 0976 – 0997
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Influence of Pre-Sowing Seed Treatments on Germination Pattern of
Breaking of Seed Dormancy in Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.
(Horse Gram), Cicer arietinum (L.) (Chick Pea) and Vigna radiata (L.)
Wilczek., (green Gram) Family-Fabaceae
Kiruthika. S
1
, M. Arul Sheeba Rani
2
* and D. Marclin Joe Felix
1
1
Ph.D Scholar ,Department of Botany, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
2
Assistant professor, Department of Botany , Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,
India.
Received: 15 May 2023 Revised: 20 June 2023 Accepted: 22 July 2023
*Address for Correspondence
M. Arul Sheeba Rani
Assistant Professor,
Department of Botany,
Nirmala College for Women,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
E.Mail: arulsheeba582@gmail.com
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The study was administered to research the consequences of Sulphuric acid concentration treatment and
therefore the predicament treatments on the germination pattern of breaking of seed dormancy in
Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. (Horse gram), Cicer arietinum (L.) (Chick pea) and Vigna radiata (L.)
Wilczek. (Green gram). Twelve (12) seeds of Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc (Horse gram), Cicer
arietinum (L. ) (Chick pea) and Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek., (Green gram) are taken in a clean petri-dish and
that they were used. The germination percentage was noted in seeds treated with fifty (50%) percent
Sulphuric acid (vitriol) within a sixty (60) minutes soaking period. Germination was observed to be
enhanced by the effect of vitriol on disrupting the seed coats of, Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc
(Horse gram), Cicer arietinum (L.) (Chick pea) and Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek., (Green gram) followed by
hot water (predicament) treatment too. Determine the breaking dormancy from the first (1st) day up to
fifth (5th) day. Note the breaking of seeds during every day and tabulate it. Results of this research may
function as useful information within the production and improvement of the species, as knowledge on
seed germination requirements may be a critical factor about seedlings production. As a result of this
project, on the 5
th
day, the seeds of Vigna radiata (L.)Wilczek.,. shows higher germination percentage in
both hot water treatment and Sulphuric acid treatment. Rest of the seedsshow the minimum germination
percentage on the 5thday.
Keywords: Seed dormancy, Hot water treatment and Sulphuric acid conc. treatment.
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RESEARCH ARTICLE