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Seed germination is the sprouting of a seed, spore or any other reproductive body usually after a period of dormancy. Thus, Dragon fruit (pitaya) of genus Selenicereus undatus which belongs to the family of Cactaceae, a white-fleshed and the most common dragon fruit available in local farmers, were used to observe the germination efficiency of the dragon fruit seeds. Since the germination time of dragon fruit takes much longer and is also expensive, therefore, we have tried to minimize or shorten the time of the seed germination and its efficiency rate by using various types of treatments like dry heating seeds for 24 hours and 48 hours using lemon extract, wet heating at 100o C for 30 minutes and 60 minutes, chemical scarification was done with Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) for 5-30 minutes respectively, using sand and water mixture, using 0.1% Mercuric chloride were found to germinate in less time as compared to other provided conditions. Whereas, the 24hrs dehydrated seeds showed higher germination efficiency.
Keywords:
Sprouting, Germination efficiency, Dormancy
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"An Evaluative Study on Dormancy Breakage of Dragon Fruit Seeds Under Different Environmental Conditions ", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no.1462 - 1469, July-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2207230.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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