Effect of Date of Collection and Pod Length on Germination and Initial Seedling Growth of Albizia lebbeck (Benth.)

An experiment consisting of four dates of collection (9^th February, 19^th February, 1^st March and 11^th March) and three pod lengths (less than 10, 10-20 and more than 20 cm) were analyzed to study the effect on germination and initial growth of seedlings of Albizia lebbeck (Benth.) at Pundibari, West Bengal, India during February to July 2007. It was found that th pods collected on 19^th February having length 10-20 cm gave significantly higher germination and initial seedling growth.