Depulping of fruits and soaking the seeds enhances the seed germination and initial growth performance of Terminalia beleria Roxb. seedlings

• Main Authors: Hossain, Md. Aktar, Uddin, Mohammad Salah, Shumi, Wahhida, Ab Shukor, Nor Aini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36988/1/Depulping%20of%20fruits%20and%20soaking%20the%20seeds%20enhances%20the%20seed%20germination%20and%20initial%20growth%20performance%20of%20Terminalia%20beleria%20Roxb.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36988/; http://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=43913#.VS3EzJP8aBE

The study describes the effects of depulping the fruits and soaking the seeds of Terminalia belerica Roxb. on seed germination and seedling growth in nursery condition. Around half of the freshly collected fruits of T. belerica were depulped by rotting the fleshy pulp in water. Depulped seeds or int...