Aniat-ul-haq, Rashmi Vamil* and Poonam Mahrotra
Departement of Botany,
Bundelkhand University Jhansi (U.P)
* Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Agra (U.P).
Abstract: A study was carried out to Investigate the effect of substratum (soil-sand amendments cotton and filter paper) and treatment of sulpheric acid on the germination of Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata Nees.) seeds were placed on moistened substratums in different containers under laboratory conditions for germination. 3000 seeds of Andrographis paniculata (100 seeds per container) with three replicates of each were used. The highest germination was recorded in sand (0:1 soil: sand) substratum. Germination was observed to be enhenced by the 25% sulpheric acid pre- treatment. Results of this study may serve as useful information in the production and improvement of this species.
Keywords: Germination, Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata Nees), Substratum, Sulpheric acid.
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