Variation in Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Acacia nilotica ssp. indica Provenances

Abstract

Variation in gemination of scarified and non-scarified seeds, effect of seed coat dormancy on germination and seedling growth of 21 provenances of Babul (Acacia nilotica ssp. indica), collected from 11⁰ to 31⁰N latitude and 19 to 650 m altitude throughout India were studied . There were significant differences among the provenances for germination in non-scarified (16- 92%) and scarified seeds (68-100%). Better seedling growth was observed for scarified seeds. The variation were random and did not show relationship with the latitude of the origin seed source.