Effect of Duration of Accelerated Ageing on Physiological Dormancy in Teak (Tectona grandis) Seeds: Preliminary Observations
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R. ANANDALAKSHMI
Division of Seed Technology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, P.B No. 1061, Coimbatore 641002
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B. GURUDEV SINGH
Division of Seed Technology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, P.B No. 1061, Coimbatore 641002
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V. SIVAKUMAR
Division of Seed Technology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, P.B No. 1061, Coimbatore 641002
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R.R. WARRIER
Division of Seed Technology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, P.B No. 1061, Coimbatore 641002
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G. CHEVANAN
Division of Seed Technology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, P.B No. 1061, Coimbatore 641002
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Teak, Tectona grandis, germination, dormancyAbstract
Studies on the duration of accelerated ageing (AA) on physiological dormancy in teak seeds revealed that AA of teak seeds for 6 days would facilitate quicker germination and mobilization of seed proteins with release of physiological dormancy.
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