Influence of temperature on seed germination in papaya under subtropical conditions of India

SARAN P. L., CHOUDHARY R., SOLANKI I. S., ERCİŞLİ S.

ERWERBS-OBSTBAU, cilt.58, sa.3, ss.199-202, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10341-016-0275-9
  • Dergi Adı: ERWERBS-OBSTBAU
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.199-202
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The effect of temperature on germination and days taken for germination was evaluated in Carica papaya cvs., 'Pune selection-3' and 'Pusa Dwarf'. The highest average seed germination per cent was observed in the month of July (96.8 and 93.0 %), followed by August (94 and 88.5 %), whereas the lowest average seed germination was observed in the month of January (44.2 and 36.8 %) in 'Pune selection-3' and 'Pusa Dwarf', respectively. Minimum number of days (5.17 and 6.33) was observed for germination in the month of July, whereas the maximum number of days (29.5 and 31) was taken in the month of January in both the cultivars, respectively. The average highest germination and seedling height was observed at temperature 29.8 A degrees C and 29.5 A degrees C during July and August, respectively, whereas the lowest was observed at temperature 14 A degrees C and 15.9 A degrees C during January and December, respectively. The optimum time for nursery sowing was July to August for autumn season crop under subtropical conditions of India.