Effect of Pre-Germination Treatments on Freshly Harvested Seeds of Berberis Lycium Royle

Present investigation was carried out in Silviculture and Agroforestry Department of Dr. Y S Parmar UHF, Nauni, Solan (H.P) during time span of 2017–18. Berberis lycium, an evergreen shrub native to the Himalayas is employed in a number of medicinal compositions. The plant is currently at a vulnerable stage and in danger of going extinct. The poor germination occurs as a result of its hard seed coat keeping it dormant for an extended length of time. In order to reduce dormancy, increase germination and promote seedling development, the current study evaluates several pre-sowing seed treatments which was afterwards grown on potting medium through, seeds dropping in urine of cows for about 6 hr growth on Soil+Sand+FYM in the ratio of (1:1:1) yielding maximum germination of seeds (65.33%), seedling length (19.78cm) and dry seedling weight (0.072g).