Department of Forest Products, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP
*Corresponding author e-mail: arudidu@gmail.com
Online published on 20 May, 2016.
Withania somnifera, commonly known as ashwagandha, is a commercially cultivated medicinal plant species having a consistent demand in pharmaceutical industries. Although propagated through seeds, there is always a scope for enhancement of seed germination capacity either through selection of accessions that have natural high seed germination rate or through some physiological interventions. We have examined the influence of hydropriming treatment on seed germination parameters that have revealed a positive correlation between hydropriming and higher germination rates.
Withania somnifera, Hydropriming, Seed germination improvement
