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

3

Acacia dealbata

Hot water treatment for 30 min

68

4

Acacia decurrens

Hot water treatment for 30 min

50-90

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

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

21

Acrocarpus fraxinifolia

Hot water treatment

75

22

Adina cordifolia

None

50-60

10

23

Ailanthus excelsa

None

70-90

30

10

1

24

Ailanthus triphysa

Cold water for 10 hours

90

20

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

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

0.5

35

Artocarpus hirsuta

None

80

15

0.6

36

Artocarpus heterophyllus

None

75

5

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

43

Bombax ceiba

None

14-75

10

44

Boswellia serata

not required

60-70

45

Butea monosperma

not required

80

15

0.6

46

Caesalpinia coriaria

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30

10

1

47

Capparis decidua

not required

40

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