Optimum conditions for testing germination of bamboo seeds

Author: Rawat M.M.S.

Source: Journal of Bamboo and Rattan, Volume 4, Number 1, 2005 , pp. 3-11(9)

Publisher: VSP, an imprint of Brill

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Abstract:

Studies were conducted on seeds of three bamboo species, viz., Dendrocalamus membranaceus , D. strictus and Bambusa nutans, to determine a combination of conditions ensuring the most regular, rapid and complete germination under laboratory conditions. The seeds were sown at different combinations of incubation temperatures (20, 25, 30, 35, 40°C and 20–30°C) and sowing media (top of paper, between paper and sand). Seeds were also sown in the presence and absence of light at 30°C on top of paper. The ideal conditions for testing seeds of all the three species were found to be 30°C, top of paper and preferably presence of light.

Keywords: DENDROCALAMUS MEMBRANACEUS; D. STRICTUS; BAMBUSA NUTANS; SEED; GERMINATION

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/1569159053444662

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