Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
J Usha Rameswari, Dr. VNP Sivarama Krishna, Dr. M Siva Prasad, Dr. P Syam Sundar Reddy and Dr. Lalitha Kadiri

Abstract:
The present experiment was conducted at commercial nursery block, College of Horticulture, Anantharajupeta, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Andhra Pradesh during the year 2022. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with two factors and three replications. The first factor comprises of 2 levels of cultivars (Balaji and Petluru Pulusu Nimma) and the second factor comprises of 10 levels of different seed treatments viz. F₁ (GA₃ @ 250 ppm), F₂ (GA₃ @ 500 ppm), F₃ (NAA @ 25 ppm), F₄ (NAA @ 50 ppm), F₅ (KNO₃ @ 1%), F₆ (KNO₃ @ 2%), F₇ (KNO₃ @ 3%), F₈ (GA₃ @ 250 ppm + KNO₃ @ 1%), F₉ (NAA @ 25 ppm + KNO₃ @ 1%). F₁₀ (control) with a total of 20 treatment combinations. Result revealed that the acid lime seeds soaked in F₈ (GA₃ @ 250 ppm + KNO₃ @ 1%) found minimum days for initiation of germination (12.26), minimum days for 50% germination (19.69), maximum germination percentage (78.34), maximum germination index (5.3), maximum survival percentage of germinated seedlings (95.97).