Effect of some pre-sowing treatments on Sapindus laurifolius seed germination Keywords: H 2 SO 4, Sapindus laurifolius Vahl, seed germination, seed scarification. This article is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/2.0), which gives permission for unrestricted use, non-commercial, distribution and reproduction in all medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Journal of Research in Plant Sciences An International Scientific Research Journal Authors: Vishal R. Kamble 1 , Bazegah K. Sayed 2 and Shrinath P. Kavade 3 . Institution: 1-2. Department of Botany, Bhavan‟s College Andheri (West), Mumbai (MS) 400 058 India. 3. Department of Botany, A.C.S. College, Lanja, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 416701, India Corresponding author: Vishal R. Kamble. Email: Web Address: http://plantsciences.info/ documents/PS0056.pdf. Dates: Received: 02 Apr 2013 Accepted: 07 June 2013 Published: 04 July 2013 Article Citation: Vishal R. Kamble, Bazegah K. Sayed and Shrinath P. Kavade. Effect of some pre-sowing treatments on Sapindus laurifolius seed germination Journal of Research in Plant Sciences (2013) 2(2): 205-212 An International Scientific Research Journal Original Research Journal of Research in Plant Sciences Journal of Research in Plant Sciences 205-212 | JRPS | 2013 | Vol 2 | No 2 www.plantsciences.info ABSTRACT: Present paper deals with the effect of some pre-sowing treatments on the seed germination of Sapindus laurifolius Vahl. (Sapindaceae). The physical and chemical scarification treatments were given to S. laurifolius seeds in order to test, identify, and recommend suitable pre-sowing treatments. In-depth analysis of data obtained in the present work has proved that, sulphuric acid promotes seed germination in S. laurifolius comparatively within shorter time without affecting growth performance of saplings obtained.