Bhawana Joshi Pande , R. C. Gupta

Abstract

The effect of water stress induced by application of polyethylene glycol 6000 during seed germination and seedling growth of Oroxy/um indicum (l.) Vent. was analyzed in present paper. The various osmotic potentials generated (-3, -5, -7.5 and -10 bars) showed significant decrease in germination percentage. At the osmotic potential of -7.5 and -10 bars, no germination takes place. All the seedling growth parameters also showed inhibition with increase in osmotic potential.

Keywords

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent., Water Stress, Germination Percentage, Mean Germination Time (MGT), Germination Index (GI), Germination Relative Index(GRI), Seedling Vigor Index (SVI)

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