- Aswagandha seeds soaked in GA3 @ 250 ppm for 24 h resulted in significantly better field emergence (70%) compared to untreated seeds (17%). Maximum emergence (86%) was observed in cv. Jawahar with GA3 (Table 3).
Table 3. Effect of GA3 (250ppm for 24h) seed treatment on field emergence in 3 genotypes of Aswagandha
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Genotypes Treatments
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Red |
Yellow |
Jawahar |
Mean of Genotypes |
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GA3 @250 ppm for 24 h |
45.50 |
79.25 |
86.00 |
70.25 |
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Soaking in water for 24 h |
30.75 |
32.50 |
72.00 |
45.08 |
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Control (dry seeds) |
1.25 |
2.75 |
48.25 |
17.42 |
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Mean of treatments |
25.83 |
38.17 |
68.75 |
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