naa a22 4500 510788432 CHVBK 20180411083310.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12298-013-0169-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12298-013-0169-3 Germination behaviour of seeds of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: a high value medicinal plant [Elektronische Daten] [Punit Khanna, Arun Kumar, Ratna Chandra, V. Verma] In order to evolve a quick method for smooth and optimum germination for Withania somnifera- a medicinally efficacious multipurpose plant, present investigation was carried to study the effect of physico-chemical treatments, storage, temperature, photoperiod and growth regulators (GA3, IAA, IBA, 2-4 D and BA) on germinability. The most effective treatment is GA3 at 150μg/ml concentration at 25°C. The optimal temperature for germination is 25°C and continuous light favored germination showing that photoperiod has a significant role. The seedlings derived from seeds performed well when grown in a glasshouse. The data have implications for conservation and cultivation of the species studied. Prof. H.S. Srivastava Foundation for Science and Society, 2013 Seed germination nationallicence Growth regulators nationallicence Temperature nationallicence Withania somnifera nationallicence Khanna Punit School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, 182320, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut Kumar Arun Biodiversity and Applied Botany, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), 180001, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut Chandra Ratna School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, 182320, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut Verma V. School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, 182320, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants Springer India 19/3(2013-07-01), 449-454 0971-5894 19:3<449 2013 19 12298 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-013-0169-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-013-0169-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Khanna Punit School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, 182320, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kumar Arun Biodiversity and Applied Botany, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), 180001, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chandra Ratna School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, 182320, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Verma V. School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, 182320, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants Springer India 19/3(2013-07-01), 449-454 0971-5894 19:3<449 2013 19 12298 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer