Germination studies were carried out in seeds of solanaceous fruit vegetables viz. tomato, brinjal and chilli by giving pre-soaking treatment for 8 hrs with oxygenated peptone (1%). The treatment caused stimulation of germination percentage, root and shoot length, fresh weight, vigour index, mobilization efficiency, emergence index, speed of germination and coefficient of velocity of germination. The biochemical constituents like proteins, total carbohydrates, DNA and RNA showed increase as compared to non-treated. The activities of enzymes like amylase, protease and catalase have significant increase. The overall results indicate that pre-soaking treatment of oxygenated peptone induced enhancement in germination process in test crops.
Brinjal, chilli, germination, oxygenated peptone, tomato
