Madras Agricultural Journal
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SEED PELLETING AND SOIL TYPES ON GERMINATION AND VIGOUR OF SEEDS IN ASH GOURD AND RIBBED GOURD

Abstract

A study on seed pelleting in ash gourd (Benninhasa hispida and ribbed gourd Luffa acutangula indicated that pelleting with arappu powder (Albizia amara) was found to be the best pre-sowing seed management practice, as it enhanced field emergence besides including early seedling vigour in sandly loam soil at 60 per cent water holding capacity.

Keywords: Pelleting, Soil Types, Seed Vigour, Gourds

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