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Academic Research Journal of
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Vol. 8(1), pp. 1-11, January 2020 Research Effect of Seed Treatment and Nursery Potting Media on Emergence and Seedling Growth of Korarima (Aframomumcororima (Braun) P.C.M.Jansen) Jafer Dawid
Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma Ethiopia, P.O.Box 192, Jimma, Ethiopia. E- mail: jaferdm2010@gmail.com Accepted 9 January 2020
Korarima (Aframomum corrorima) is native crop to Ethiopia, tropical herbaceous, perennial and aromatic spice and medicinal crop widely used in traditional dishes, and sold at higher prices. Research has comparatively been less in korarima although these plants promising economic value. Korarima can be propagated by seed and vegetative parts. Germination of seeds has problem of seed dormancy, which may be associated with the hard seed coat and impermeable. Improved varieties, agronomic practices like seed propagation techniques among the production constraints have not been well studied and documented. Thus, the current study was conducted with the objective of determining the effect of different seed treatment method and media composition on seed emergence and subsequent seedling growth. Experiment has two factors. Soil media (Forest, Top , Forest : Top , Forest : compost , Top : compost , Forest : Top soil : compost, Top : compost ( 0.75:0.25) ), & Seed treatment ( ,0 hrs,24 hrs , 48 hrs , 72 hrs , & 50% sulfuric acid soaking for 60 minutes) factorial arrangement using RCBD with three replications. Analysis of Variance using statistical analysis system version 9.2 software. Treatment means were separated using LSD at 0.05 probability level. The results of these experiments of the ANOVA indicated that there were interaction effect of between the factor was highly significant (P<0.1) in respect of emergence and seedling parameters. The interaction effect of seed treatment by soil media was highly significant (p<0.01) for mean days to emergence and emergence %. Korarima seeds sown in mixed forest and top soil. The highest score of emergence percentage for Korarima seeds sown in mixed forest and top soil (85.63). In general, treatments showed Highly significant (p<0.01) variation in terms of shoot height, root length, stem girth, leaf area ,leaf number, total dry weight.
Key Words: Aframomum cororima, Korarima Emergence, Korarima seedling, Soil Media, Seed treatment
How to cite this article (APA Style): Jafer D (2020). Effect of Seed Treatment and Nursery Potting Media on Emergence and Seedling Growth of Korarima (Aframomumcororima (Braun) P.C.M.Jansen). Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 8(1): 1-11
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