TRENDS OF GERMINATION IN CHILLI SEEDS

A ASHRAF; S SHAHID; B BIBI; M MUMTAZ; JK MARRI; I ULLAH; T HUSSAIN; K KHADIM; A ARIF; A FAIZ

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.1145

Authors

A ASHRAF Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
S SHAHID Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan
B BIBI Department of Chemistry, The Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
M MUMTAZ Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
JK MARRI On Farm Water Management Department, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
I ULLAH Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
T HUSSAIN Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
K KHADIM Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan
A ARIF Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan
A FAIZ Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.1145

Keywords:

Chilli Seeds, Germination, Gibberellic Acid (GA3), Dormancy, Seedling Growth, Seed Vigor, Concentration

Abstract

The germination of chilli seeds has traditionally been impacted by physiological or endogenous dormancy traits. Low seed germination rates and vigor growth are issues that could contribute to the poor seedling development of the chilli crop. The most common treatment solution, gibberellic acid (GA3), is not a novel technique for breaking the dormancy of chili seeds. However, further research is required to determine the possible impact of this treatment on the germination of chilli seeds and the growth of seedlings, including the pursuit of an improved GA3 concentration. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess how various GA3 concentrations affected the performance of seedling growth and emergence in chilli. FGP and GRI had maximum value for T2, and all the treatments were highly significant for FGP and significant for GRI. In T3, the germination performance of the seed decreased drastically. MGT (MGT) decreased from control to T2 and then increased in T3. All three treatments were significantly different for MGT. SH and SVI had maximum values for T2, and all three treatments were significantly different from each other for SVI and highly significant for SH. The optimum concentration of GA3 as pretreatment of chilli seed will help better germination and healthy crop in turn.

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