Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
K Sindhuja, S Mallesh, Prasanna Holajjer, G Jyothi and S Praneeth

Abstract:
Turkey berry (Solanum torvum Sw.) is one of the wild form of traditional Solanaceous vegetable. It is widely used as a rootstock in grafting of solanaceous vegetable crops. But in Solanum torvum, germination is poor and also it takes more number of days for germination. To overcome the issue of seed germination and to enhance the growth of seedling, seeds were subjected to the seed treatment. The present investigation was carried out with the objective of improving the seed germination of Solanum torvum using Gibberellic acid (GA₃). The experiment was conducted at College of Horticulture, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during the year 2022-2023. Seeds were collected from ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Regional Station, Hyderabad. Factorial Randomized Block Design was used with two factors as concentrations of GA₃ (C) (0 ppm, 250 ppm, 500 ppm, 1000 ppm and 2000 ppm) and duration of the treatment (D) as another factor (6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and 24 hours). Among the treatment combinations, GA₃at 2000 ppm along with 24 hours of soaking resulted in the maximum percentage of germination, root length, shoot length, diameter and minimum number of days for germination.