Seed management techniques for quality seedling production of Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb) Ness

Study was carried out on enhancing the quality nursery stock production of Dendrocalamus strictus by using seed management techniques. The study on seed management techniques revealed that soaking the seed for 72 hours and incubating for 16 hours in dark improved the germination of the seed and the vigour of seedlings both in laboratory as well as nursery up to the evaluation period of four months. The treatment greatly affected the germination percentage, root length, shoot length, dry matter content and vigour index in laboratory conditions. The study showed that the applying the treatment water soaking for 76 h+16 h incubation on seeds of D strictus gave highest germination percentage, root length, shoot length, dry matter content and vigour index as compared to all other treatments. This treatment also resulted in maximum nursery establishment, root length, shoot length, dry matter content and vigour index in nursery whereas there was no significant impact of all the treatments on the dry matter content of the seedlings.