Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli

Panicum maximum is a perennial grass from family Poaceae that has economic value in various sectors. It is a valuable grass as it can be used as forages, to treat minor illnesses and also environmental pollution in wastewater. It is primarily propagated by seeds. However, the seeds of this grass hav...

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Main Author:	Zulkefli, Nur Zakira Naqiyah
Format:	Student Project
Published:	Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2018
Subjects:	S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture Seed growing. Seed farms
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22808/

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spelling	uitm-228082019-05-13T01:05:58Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22808/ Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli Zulkefli, Nur Zakira Naqiyah S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture Seed growing. Seed farms Panicum maximum is a perennial grass from family Poaceae that has economic value in various sectors. It is a valuable grass as it can be used as forages, to treat minor illnesses and also environmental pollution in wastewater. It is primarily propagated by seeds. However, the seeds of this grass have delayed germination. Seed dormancy is a condition where the seeds are unable to germinate under any condition including favorable environment. Previous researchers proposed that a dormant seed is unable to germinate during a certain period of time even when the normal physical environmental factors are favorable for its germination to occur. Therefore, seeds may be treated prior to germination for faster and uniform seed germination. This research was carried out to evaluate some practical procedures to enhance seed germination. Seed desiccation followed by water soaking, refrigeration and freezing treatments was tested for this purpose. Each treatment was replicated six times with 50 seeds per replicate. Another experiment on desiccation effects on seed germination was also carried out. Seed germination was carried out on moistened paper towel. The emergence of radicle was observed and recorded as seed germination. One way ANOVA was carried out using SPSS. The results indicate that the seeds could be germinated well without any water soaking, refrigeration or freezing treatments but seed desiccation was necessary to initiate germination. Overall seed germination was, however, low. Low fertilization and viable seed development may be the reason for low seed germination. Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2018 Student Project NonPeerReviewed Zulkefli, Nur Zakira Naqiyah (2018) Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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topic	S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture Seed growing. Seed farms
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description	Panicum maximum is a perennial grass from family Poaceae that has economic value in various sectors. It is a valuable grass as it can be used as forages, to treat minor illnesses and also environmental pollution in wastewater. It is primarily propagated by seeds. However, the seeds of this grass have delayed germination. Seed dormancy is a condition where the seeds are unable to germinate under any condition including favorable environment. Previous researchers proposed that a dormant seed is unable to germinate during a certain period of time even when the normal physical environmental factors are favorable for its germination to occur. Therefore, seeds may be treated prior to germination for faster and uniform seed germination. This research was carried out to evaluate some practical procedures to enhance seed germination. Seed desiccation followed by water soaking, refrigeration and freezing treatments was tested for this purpose. Each treatment was replicated six times with 50 seeds per replicate. Another experiment on desiccation effects on seed germination was also carried out. Seed germination was carried out on moistened paper towel. The emergence of radicle was observed and recorded as seed germination. One way ANOVA was carried out using SPSS. The results indicate that the seeds could be germinated well without any water soaking, refrigeration or freezing treatments but seed desiccation was necessary to initiate germination. Overall seed germination was, however, low. Low fertilization and viable seed development may be the reason for low seed germination.
format	Student Project
author	Zulkefli, Nur Zakira Naqiyah
author_facet	Zulkefli, Nur Zakira Naqiyah
author_sort	Zulkefli, Nur Zakira Naqiyah
title	Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli
title_short	Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli
title_full	Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli
title_fullStr	Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli
title_sort	effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / nur zakira naqiyah zulkefli
publisher	Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology
publishDate	2018
url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22808/
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Effect of water soaking and low temperature on panicum maximum seed germination / Nur Zakira Naqiyah Zulkefli

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