Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend nicking seeds for high germination and growth.
- Taxon
- Senna spectabilis
Senna spectabilist0 - Outcome
- use nickede0
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Verbatim
e0“farmers should be encouraged to use nicked and hot water soaked for 12 h seed in order to achieve high germination and growth efficiencies in their homestead gardens”
t0“Senna spectabilis”
Title
Effect of Seed Pretreatment Methods on Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Senna spectabilis
Erick R Zembele; Elisha S Ngulube International Journal of Forestry Research 2022. doi:10.1155/2022/6731479
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Pretreatment means differed significantly in germination.
- Intervention effect Pretreatment means differed significantly in seedling height.
- Intervention effect Pretreatment means differed significantly in root collar diameter.
- Intervention effect Survival rate did not differ significantly among pretreatments.
- Intervention effect Nicked seeds performed well for germination and seedling growth.
- Intervention effect Seeds soaked in hot water for 12 h performed well for germination and seedling growth.
- Recommendation The authors recommend soaking seeds in hot water for 12 h for high germination and growth.