EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SEED PACKAGING MATERIALS AND SOWING TIME ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale L.) VAR. V-4
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2020
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DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out on “Effect of different seed
packaging materials and sowing time on seed germination and seedling growth
of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) var. V-4”at Horticultural Research Farm,
Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural
University, Anand during May to November month of the year 2019. The treatment
comprised of five levels of packaging material (P) viz., P1 – Poly bag, P2 – Gunny
bag, P3 – Paper bag, P4 – Non–woven bag, P5 – Open storage with three levels of
sowing time (S) viz., S1 – 30 days after storage; S2 – 60 days after storage; S3 – 90
days after storage. The experiment was carried out in Completely Randomized
Design (Factorial) and repeated three times with fifteen treatment combinations.
Effect of these treatment combinations on different parameters of germination and
growth of cashew seedling were studied.