Short Communication
Temperature Effect on Seed Germination Performance of a Local Variety of Onion in Bangladesh
Irani Khatun, Riyad Hossen
Department of Botany, University of Barishal, Barishal-8254, BangladeshDOI: https://doi.org/10.54479/pae.v1i01.6667
Article History
Received: 04 September 2021, Revised: 01 October 2021, Accepted: 07 October 2021, Published online: 11 October 2021
Abstract
Seed germination performance test of Taherpuri onion (a local variety of onion) under six different temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40°C) was the main goal of this experiment. Germination percentage (GP) was calculated at highest 60.25% at 25°C, and the highest germination rate 20.08 was observed in the same temperature condition. The lowest germination performance (13.25 % germination and 3.32 seeds per day as germination rate) was found at 40°C temperature. Finally, the authors mentioned the temperature 20 to 30°C as optimum range, and suggested the temperature 25°C as best suited for obtaining highest results in case of both germination percentage and germination rate of these seeds. To produce maximum seedlings of the local variety of onion, the mentioned temperature should be followed by the local farmers.
Keywords
Onion seed, Seed germination, Taherpuri, Temperature
Corresponding Author
Riyad Hossen
Contact: rhossen@bu.ac.bdConflict of Interest
No any conflict of interest.
Acknowledgement
This is a part of master's thesis of Irani Khatun and the experiment financially supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh.
To Cite the Article
Khatun I, Hossen R. Temperature effect on seed germination performance of a local variety of onion in Bangladesh. Plants and Ecosystem. 2021;1:27-30.
