Effect of various seed treatment on seed germination parameters in wild fig (ficus palmate l.)

The present study were undertaken in the Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand during the year 2014 to study effect of various seed treatments on seed germination parameters in Wild Fig (Ficus palmate L.). In this experiment wild fig seeds are given stratification (7, 14 and 21 days at 40C) and then GA3 (250, 500and 750 ppm) treatment to see their effect on breaking dormancy and promot6ing germination. The experiment design was completely randomized block with three replications. The study revealed that the seeds of Wild Fig (Ficus palmate L.) treated with T1S2 (7days stratification + 500 ppm GA3) significantly affected germination percentage ,germination rate, height of seedling, fresh weight of seedling, dry weight of seedling and survival percentage of seedling. So it can be concluded that T1S2 (7days stratification + 500 ppm GA3) had the best effect on breaking wild fig seed dormancy and improving of this plant germination and seedling growth.