Abstract
Ocimum basilicum is an important medicinal plant throughout the world. The present investigation focuses on influence of various inorganic seed pre-treatment on germination and seedling vigour in Basil. The mature seeds of Ocimum basilicum were collected from Dr. Y.S. Parmar, UHF, Nauni district- Solan (H.P.) India. The seeds were subjected to 4 pretreatments, which included soaking in normal and boiling water and soaking in GA3 in different concentration and duration. The results of the study indicated that the highest germination percentage (24.27) was observed in T1 (Soaking of seeds in 20 ppm GA3 for 45 min.) and lowest (0.40) in T3 (Soaking of seeds in hot water for 10-15 min.). Boiling water treatments decreased the germination percentage of the seeds than control. With regards to speed of germination, soaking the seeds in 10 ppm GA3 for 45 min. (T2) recorded the highest speed of germination (10.40) followed by seeds soaked in 20 ppm GA3 (T1). In the present investigation, pre-treatment with GA3 emerged as the best pre-treatment as proven by earlier workers, but the second best treatment was soaking in normal water, especially 24 hours duration. This is a low cost pre-treatment compared to GA3 and hence can be widely used by farmers in nurseries. However, the definite pattern of influence of pre-treatments visible in seedling traits observed after four weeks.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
20 ppm GA3 for 45 minutes gave the highest germination percentage, 24.27.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.
Ocimum basilicumt0 - Treatment
- Soaking of seeds in 20 ppm GA3 for 45 min.e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 24.27e0
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Verbatim
e0“the highest germination percentage (24.27) was observed in T1 (Soaking of seeds in 20 ppm GA3 for 45 min.)”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Hot water for 10 to 15 minutes gave the lowest germination percentage, 0.40.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.Ocimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- Soaking of seeds in hot water for 10-15 min.e0
- Outcome
- loweste0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 0.40e0
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Verbatim
e0“lowest (0.40) in T3 (Soaking of seeds in hot water for 10-15 min.).”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Boiling water decreased germination compared with control.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.Ocimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- Boiling water treatmentse0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Boiling water treatments decreased the germination percentage of the seeds than control.”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
10 ppm GA3 for 45 minutes produced the highest germination speed, 10.40.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.Ocimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- soaking the seeds in 10 ppm GA3 for 45 min.e0
- Outcome
- speed of germinatione0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 10.40e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“soaking the seeds in 10 ppm GA3 for 45 min. (T2) recorded the highest speed of germination (10.40)”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
20 ppm GA3 was second in germination speed.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.Ocimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- seeds soaked in 20 ppm GA3e0
- Outcome
- followede0
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Verbatim
e0“followed by seeds soaked in 20 ppm GA3 (T1).”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
GA3 emerged as the best seed pretreatment.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.Ocimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- pre-treatment with GA3e0
- Outcome
- best pre-treatmente0
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Verbatim
e0“pre-treatment with GA3 emerged as the best pre-treatment”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Normal water soaking, especially for 24 hours, was the second best pretreatment.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.Ocimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- soaking in normal watere0
- Outcome
- second best treatmente0
- Qualifier
- 24 hours duratione0
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Verbatim
e0“the second best treatment was soaking in normal water, especially 24 hours duration.”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Normal water soaking can be widely used by farmers in nurseries.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum L.Ocimum basilicumt0
- Outcome
- can be widely used by farmers in nurseriese0
- Comparator
- GA3e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This is a low cost pre-treatment compared to GA3 and hence can be widely used by farmers in nurseries.”
t0“Ocimum basilicum L.”
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