Abstract

ROLE OF EDAPHIC FACTORS OVER SEED PRODUCTION AND RATE OF SEED GERMINATION OF WHITE SANDAL (SANTALUM ALBUM L.)

Paban Jadab*, Nirupama Goswami and Jagatpati Tah

ABSTRACT

There is only the major hindrances for seed propagation of white sandal (Santalum album L.)is the rate of seed germination in nature.Indeed, it is never possible for mass cultivation without having proper seed propagating technology in our hand. Though the plant is a primitive one in relation to precious timber wood as well as medicinal and beauty therapy since human civilization in the globe. This plant can be propagated by means of vegetative propagation viz. cutting, layering, inarching etc. but, all these have certain limitation for large scale propagation. There are many chemicals as well as phytohormones which are responsible for seed germination. Out of those we have selected GA3chemical in Burdwan Raj College location having the seeds of white sandal (Santalum album L.) procured from different locations of different edaphic factors viz. Mokrampur, West Midnapur, Hirbandh, Bankura and Khandari, East Burdwan. The aims and objectives of this experiment were to study the specific role of edaphic factor of this College location for seed germination of white sandal seeds produced in another locations prevailed different edaphic factors and ultimately its adaptation survivality in various edaphic factors of neighbouring districts.

Keywords: Hindrances, Mass Cultivation, Phyto-Hormones, Edaphic Factor, Adaptation.