African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12508

Full Length Research Paper

Seed pre-treatment methods for improving germination of Acacia tortilis

So Hanaoka*
  • So Hanaoka*
  • Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 3809-1 Ishi, Hitachi City, Ibaraki, 319-1301, Japan.
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Norio Nakawa
  • Norio Nakawa
  • Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 3809-1 Ishi, Hitachi City, Ibaraki, 319-1301, Japan.
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Norihisa Okubo
  • Norihisa Okubo
  • Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 3809-1 Ishi, Hitachi City, Ibaraki, 319-1301, Japan.
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Stephen Fredrick Omondi
  • Stephen Fredrick Omondi
  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412 ? 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Jason Kariuki
  • Jason Kariuki
  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412 ? 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 02 December 2014
  •  Published: 10 December 2014

Abstract

Acacia tortilis (Forsk.) Hayne is considered as an important dryland tree species in Africa and Middle East, and establishing an effective and efficient seed-germination method is considered necessary for producing planting materials. In this study, new germination method was compared with some of the previously reported methods and evaluated in A. tortilis. In the new method, root setting was observed within 3 days and the final germination percentage was 94%; higher than 5 to 86% reported in the previous methods. New method is therefore considered to be suitable for geminating A. tortilis seeds.

 

Key words: Acacia tortilis, seed germination, pre-treatment of seed germination.

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