Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Ramesh Rathod, SJ Patil and Raju Chavan

Abstract:
Pterocarpus santalinus is an important timber species, belongs to family Fabaceae. It is a good source of timber and has medicinal value. The present study summarizes the effect of scarification on pod and seed germination on pods and seedling of Pterocarpus santalinus. Fermented cow dung slurry treatment for 3 days recorded highest pod germination (56.67%) followed by soaking of pods in water for 72 hours while Maximum shoot length (11.71 cm) was recorded in cow dung slurry followed by concentrated H₂SO₄ (11.22 cm). Control recorded least among all the treatment and least in control which could be due to digestion of thin and strong veins of the pod by microbes present in cow dung.