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| SI. No |
Botanical name |
Seed treatment |
Germination percentage |
Days for germination |
Germination energy (%) |
Viability (Years) |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| 1 |
Acacia auriculiformis |
Soak in cold water for 24 hours |
50-67 |
20 |
45 |
3 |
| 2 |
Acacia catechu |
Hot water treatment for 30 min |
60-80 |
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| 3 |
Acacia dealbata |
Hot water treatment for 30 min |
68 |
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| 4 |
Acacia decurrens |
Hot water treatment for 30 min |
50-90 |
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| 5 |
Acacia ferrugines |
Hot water treatment for 30 min |
60 |
60 |
45 |
3 |
| 6 |
Acacia holosericea |
Soak in boiled water for one minute |
60 |
25 |
45 |
1 |
| 7 |
Acacia latronum |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
30 |
25 |
25 |
3 |
| 8 |
Acacia leucophloea |
boil in water and then leave it to cool or soak in Sulphuric
acid for 15 minutes after which acid is removed and cold water
is added |
30 |
20 |
25 |
3 |
| 9 |
Acacia mangium |
Soak in boiling water for 30 seconds, then keep in cold water
for 5 hours. |
60-80 |
25 |
45 |
2 |
| 10 |
Acacia mearnsii |
Hot water treatment |
15 |
15 |
40 |
3 |
| 11 |
Acacia melanoxylon |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 5 hours |
60 |
30 |
40 |
3 |
| 12 |
Acacia melligera |
Do |
38 |
20 |
25 |
3 |
| 13 |
Acacia monoliformis |
Do |
60 |
30 |
40 |
2 |
| 14 |
Acacia nilotica |
Soak in water for 48 hours or imerse seeds in hot water at
800 C and allow it to soak until cool or keep the
seeds in moist cow dung heap for 2 hays |
88 |
25 |
20 |
3 |
| 15 |
Acacia planifrons |
Hot water treatment |
25 |
25 |
25 |
3 |
| 16 |
Acacia salicina |
Treatment with boiled water |
40-50 |
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| 17 |
Acacia senegal |
Soak in water over night |
35 |
20 |
25 |
3 |
| 18 |
Acacia siprocarpa |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
40 |
35 |
30 |
2 |
| 19 |
Acacia sundra |
do |
50 |
30 |
40 |
3 |
| 20 |
Acacia tortilis |
Dip in hot water (800 C) and soak for overnight |
40-60 |
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| 21 |
Acrocarpus fraxinifolia |
Hot water treatment |
75 |
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| 22 |
Adina cordifolia |
None |
50-60 |
10 |
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| 23 |
Ailanthus excelsa |
None |
70-90 |
30 |
10 |
1 |
| 24 |
Ailanthus triphysa |
Cold water for 10 hours |
90 |
20 |
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1 |
| 25 |
Alangium salvifoium |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
20 |
45 |
15 |
2 |
| 26 |
Albizia amara |
Sacrification/hot water |
35 |
20 |
20 |
2 |
| 27 |
Albizia falcatoria |
Sacrification/hot water |
70 |
20 |
15 |
2 |
| 28 |
Albizia lebbek |
Sacrification/hot water |
60-94 |
25 |
15 |
2 |
| 29 |
Alnus nepalensis |
None |
20 |
20 |
5 |
0.5 |
| 30 |
Alstonia scholaris |
not required |
60-70 |
10 |
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| 31 |
Anacardium occidentale |
Soak in cold water |
90 |
30 |
50 |
1 |
| 32 |
Annona squamosa |
Place in boiling water which is allowed to cool for 24 hours |
35 |
35 |
25 |
1 |
| 33 |
Anogesissus latifolia |
Cold water for 5 hours |
10 |
30 |
5 |
0.5 |
| 34 |
Anthocephlus cadamba |
Not essential, but soaking in cold gives for moving the mucilage
gives better results |
30-50 |
15 |
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0.5 |
| 35 |
Artocarpus hirsuta |
None |
80 |
15 |
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0.6 |
| 36 |
Artocarpus heterophyllus |
None |
75 |
5 |
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| 37 |
Azardirachta indica |
not required |
100 |
10 |
20 |
3 |
| 38 |
Bamboosa bambos |
Soak in cold water for 10 hours |
50 |
20 |
45 |
1 |
| 39 |
Bassia Latafolia |
not required |
35 |
20 |
255 |
1 |
| 40 |
Bauhinia racemosa |
Soak in cold water |
60-95 |
30 |
40 |
2 |
| 41 |
Bauhinia veriegata |
Soak in cold water for 24 hours |
50 |
35 |
40 |
2 |
| 42 |
Bischofia javanica |
None |
10 |
20 |
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| 43 |
Bombax ceiba |
None |
14-75 |
10 |
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| 44 |
Boswellia serata |
not required |
60-70 |
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| 45 |
Butea monosperma |
not required |
80 |
15 |
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0.6 |
| 46 |
Caesalpinia coriaria |
(---) |
30 |
10 |
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1 |
| 47 |
Capparis decidua |
not required |
40 |
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| 48 |
Cassia auriculata |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
30 |
25 |
20 |
2 |
| 49 |
Cassia fistula |
Soak seed in boiling water for 5 minutes |
22-60 |
35 |
10 |
2 |
| 50 |
Cassia mariginata |
Acid sacrification with conc.sulphuric acid for 10 min. |
15 |
35 |
10 |
2 |
| 51 |
Cassia siamea |
Not requied for fresh seeds; after one year require soaking
in hot water for 6 to 12 hours |
60 |
30 |
10 |
2 |
| 52 |
Cassia tora |
Soak ther seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24
hours |
30 |
35 |
15 |
1.5 |
| 53 |
Casuarina equisetifolia |
Cold water for 10 hours |
70 |
20 |
15 |
1.5 |
| 54 |
Ceiba pentandra |
(---) |
40 |
65 |
30 |
3 |
| 55 |
Cenchrus ciliaris |
do |
30 |
20 |
20 |
3 |
| 56 |
Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
do |
20 |
25 |
10 |
2 |
| 57 |
Chloroxylon swietenia |
None |
45-80 |
20 |
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1 |
| 58 |
Crotaloria juncea |
do |
60 |
20 |
40 |
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| 59 |
Cymbopogan citratus |
do |
15 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
| 60 |
Dalbergia latifolia |
Not required |
45-80 |
30 |
40 |
1 |
| 61 |
Dalbergia sissoo |
Not necessary however the soaking seeds in cold water for
24 hours hastens germination |
90-100 |
30 |
40 |
1.5 |
| 62 |
Delonix elata |
Not required |
10 |
35 |
10 |
1.5 |
| 63 |
Delonix regia |
(---) |
60 |
35 |
15 |
2 |
| 64 |
Dendracalamus strictus |
Not required |
60 |
25 |
45 |
2 |
| 65 |
Derris indica |
Remove the fruit shell before sowing |
50 |
25 |
30 |
0.5 |
| 66 |
Diospyros candoleana |
Not required |
30 |
45 |
20 |
1 |
| 67 |
Dodonia viscosa |
do |
25 |
20 |
15 |
1.5 |
| 68 |
Emblica officinalis |
Hot water treatment for 5 minutes |
40 |
25 |
10 |
1 |
| 69 |
Erythrina indica |
Not required |
60-75 |
40 |
20 |
2 |
| 70 |
Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
None |
90 |
10 |
50 |
1 |
| 71 |
Eucalyptus citriodora |
None |
100 |
15 |
60 |
4 |
| 72 |
Eucalyptus globulus |
not required |
85 |
15 |
70 |
4 |
| 73 |
Eucalyptus grandis |
do |
90 |
12 |
80 |
4 |
| 74 |
Eucalyptus tereticornis |
Not required |
90 |
12 |
80 |
4 |
| 75 |
Eucalyptus torelliana |
do |
75 |
12 |
60 |
4 |
| 76 |
Eucalyptus alba |
do |
80 |
25 |
40 |
4 |
| 77 |
Eucalyptus leucondendron |
do |
90 |
20 |
60 |
3 |
| 78 |
Eucalyptus macrophylla |
Not required |
80 |
30 |
60 |
3 |
| 79 |
Eucalyptus phytocarpa |
do |
50 |
25 |
30 |
3 |
| 80 |
Ficus bengalensis |
Not required |
50 |
25 |
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| 81 |
Ficus religiosa |
not required |
60 |
20 |
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| 82 |
Feronia elephantum |
do |
40 |
30 |
30 |
1 |
| 83 |
Frenela rhomboidea |
do |
20 |
35 |
10 |
1 |
| 84 |
Gmelina arborea |
Saoking seeds in cold water |
13-85 |
35 |
25 |
2 |
| 85 |
Grevellia robusta |
Sacrification |
60-80 |
35 |
10 |
1 |
| 86 |
Gyrocarpus jacqunii |
Not required |
20 |
40 |
10 |
1 |
| 87 |
Hardwickia binata |
Soaking seeds in cold water for 24 hours |
79 |
20 |
35 |
1 |
| 88 |
Holoptelia integrifolia |
Not required |
35 |
25 |
25 |
1 |
| 89 |
Hopea parviflora |
Not required |
90 |
16 |
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| 90 |
Hydnocarpus lorifolius |
Soak in cold water for 2-3 hours |
70 |
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| 91 |
Inga dulcee |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
40 |
30 |
25 |
2 |
| 92 |
Jacaranda mimosaefolia |
Not required |
50 |
20 |
30 |
1 |
| 93 |
Lagerstroemia speciosa |
Soaking seeds in cold water for 24 hours |
90 |
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| 94 |
Lagerstroemia lanceolata |
Not required |
15 |
20 |
10 |
6 |
| 95 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Soak in hot water at 600 C for 20 minutes |
80 |
10 |
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| 96 |
Madhuca latifolia |
Not required |
70 |
15 |
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| 97 |
Mangifera indica |
Soaking seeds in cold water |
80 |
5 |
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0.3 |
| 98 |
Melia azadirach |
keeping the seeds in liquid farmyard manure for a week or
soaking for several days |
70 |
10--15 |
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| 99 |
Melia dubia |
not required |
20 |
45 |
10 |
4 |
| 100 |
Mesua ferrea |
Saoking seeds in cold water |
90 |
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| 101 |
Michelia champaka |
Sacrification |
70-80 |
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| 102 |
Moringa olifera |
not required |
80 |
10--15 |
|
0.3 |
| 103 |
Morinda tincotoria |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
30 |
25 |
25 |
3 |
| 104 |
Morus alba |
Sacrification of seeds in moist sand at 5 0 C for 30-40 days
or soaking in cold water mixed with comphor for aweek |
80 |
10 |
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| 105 |
Parkinsonia aculeata |
Soaking seeds in cold water |
70 |
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| 106 |
Pavetta indica |
Not required |
10 |
35 |
5 |
1 |
| 107 |
Peltophorum ferrunginium |
Soaking the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24
hours |
30 |
30 |
5 |
4 |
| 108 |
Pithecellobium dulce |
not required |
80 |
12 |
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1 |
| 109 |
Pinus patula |
Soak in the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24
hours |
50 |
20 |
30 |
3 |
| 110 |
Pongamia pinnata |
Not required |
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| 111 |
Polyalthia longifolia |
Soak the seeds in boiled waterand allow to cool for 24 hours |
30 |
25 |
20 |
3 |
| 112 |
Prosopis cineraria |
Soaking seeds in cold water for 24 hours or treating seeds
with hot water and allowing to cool for 24 hours |
60 |
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20 |
| 113 |
Prosopis juliflora |
Soaking seeds in cold water for 24 hours or treating seeds
with hot water and allowing to cool for 48 hours |
60 |
20 |
45 |
4 |
| 114 |
Prosopis spicigera |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
30 |
25 |
20 |
2 |
| 115 |
Psidium guajava |
Not required |
30 |
20 |
30 |
2 |
| 116 |
Pterocarpus marsupium |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
20 |
45 |
15 |
2 |
| 117 |
Pterocarpus santalinus |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
25 |
45 |
15 |
2 |
| 118 |
Salmalia malbarica |
not required |
30 |
25 |
20 |
1 |
| 119 |
Salmalia saman |
Soak the seeds in cold water for 24 hours |
25 |
25 |
20 |
2 |
| 120 |
Santalum album |
Not required |
30 |
45 |
20 |
1.5 |
| 121 |
Sapindus emarginatus |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
30 |
35 |
20 |
2 |
| 122 |
Sesbania grandiflore |
Not required |
80 |
10 |
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| 123 |
Solanum pubscens |
Not required |
10 |
35 |
5 |
1 |
| 124 |
Spondias pinnata |
Not required |
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| 125 |
Strychnos nux-vomica |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
30 |
55 |
20 |
2 |
| 126 |
Strychnos potatorum |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
25 |
40 |
20 |
2 |
| 127 |
Stylosanthus hamata |
Not required |
60 |
15 |
30 |
2 |
| 128 |
Swietenia mahagony |
Not required |
50 |
25 |
30 |
0.5 |
| 129 |
Syzgium cumini |
Not required |
20 |
320 |
20 |
0.2 |
| 130 |
Tamarindus indica |
Not necessary however, overnight soaking in cold water can
hastens germination |
60 |
25 |
45 |
1 |
| 131 |
Terminalia alata |
Not necessary however, overnight soaking in cold water for
48 hours hastens germination |
60 |
15 |
35 |
1 |
| 132 |
Terminalia arjuna |
Soaking seed in cold water for 48 hours |
35 |
55 |
15 |
2 |
| 133 |
Terminalia bellarica |
Soaking in mild hot water for 48 hours |
20 |
60 |
10 |
2 |
| 134 |
Terminalia chebula |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
20 |
55 |
10 |
2 |
| 135 |
Terminalia paniculata |
Not required |
20 |
25 |
15 |
1 |
| 136 |
Terminalia tomentosa |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
20 |
55 |
15 |
2 |
| 137 |
Thespesia populnea |
not required |
40 |
40 |
30 |
1 |
| 138 |
Vateria indica |
not required |
80-98 |
10 |
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| 139 |
Wrightia tinctoria |
Not required |
50 |
18 |
40 |
1 |
| 140 |
Zizyphus mauritiana |
Soaking seed in cold water for 48 hours or in con.sulphuric
acid for 45 minutes |
60 |
10 |
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| 141 |
Zizyphus nummularia |
not required |
70 |
10 |
25 |
1 |
| 142 |
Zizyphus jujuba |
Soak the seeds in boiled water and allow to cool for 24 hours |
20 |
55 |
10 |
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