scholarly journals Effects of Different Seeds Pretreatments on the Germination of Five Local Trees: Four From The Fabaceae Family and One From the Bombacacea

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (43) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Yélemou Barthelemy ◽  
Tyano Abdoulaye ◽  
Koala Jonas ◽  
Zongo Rebecca Rebecca
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Acacia Nilotica ◽  
Tamarindus Indica ◽  
Parkia Biglobosa ◽  
Adansonia Digitata ◽  
Acid Pretreatment ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Piliostigma Reticulatum

The problem of the effectiveness of the established pre-treatments of seeds of local tree species is posed more and more often, with acuity. It appears necessary that studies are led to explore new methods of pre-treatment, or to update the old instructions applied, for a better success and at lower cost, of the production of seedlings. The present study concerned five species: Acacia nilotica, Adansonia digitata, Parkia biglobosa, Piliostigma reticulatum and Tamarindus indica. The methodology involved subjecting the seeds to three different pretreatments: (i) seeds treated with sulfuric acid (T0), (ii) seeds soaked in hot water for 24 hours (T1), (iii) seeds soaked in hot water for 48 hours (T2). For Acacia nilotica seeds, the different pretreatments did not result in statistically different germination rates. The germination rates are 77%, 65% and 62% (respectively for soaking in hot water for 48 hours, sulfuric acid and soaking in hot water for 24 hours). The different pretreatments also do not result in different germination rates for Tamarindus indica. Indeed, the germination rates after 30 days for this species are good but statistically identical (85% for the pretreatment with sulfuric acid and hot water for 24 hours). For Adansonia digitata, Parkia biglobosa and Piliostigma reticulatum, the sulfuric acid pretreatment gave the best germination rate (49%, 54% and 41% respectively). The results of this study may have practical consequences in terms of management of the different species studied. They show that immersing in boiling water and left for 24 hours and 48 hours yields fairly satisfactory germination rates for Acacia nilotica and Tamarindus indica seeds. These inexpensive techniques, accessible to all, can be considered as means to easily produce seedlings of these species.

scholarly journals Germination and Morphology of Sophora secundiflora Seeds Following Scarification

HortScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Ruter ◽  
Dewayne L. Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Acid Pretreatment ◽  
Pretreatment Time ◽  
Concentrated Sulfuric Acid ◽  
One Year ◽  
Scanning Electron

Seeds of Sophora secundiflora (Ort.) Lag ex. DC. (mescal bean) were scarified with hot water or concentrated sulfuric acid to determine an optimal pretreatment for successful germination. Scanning electron micrographs indicated that the acid scarification treatment removed the seed cuticle. One-year-old seeds were successfully stored and germinated ≈2 days sooner than from the current year if both were given an acid pretreatment. Germination rate increased as acid pretreatment time increased from 30 to 120 minutes. Soaking seeds in water at room temperature or in hot water (initially 93C) for 24 hours had no effect on germination.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF THREE PRETREATMENTS ON BREAKING SEED DORMANCY OF BAOBAB (ADANSONIA DIGITATA L.)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
BASHIR KA ◽  
MUSA DD ◽  
BISHIR R
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Adansonia Digitata ◽  
Endangered Tree ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Pre Treatment

Objective: Baobab (Adansonia digitata) is a native tree that is found in African savannas, it is a member of family ‘Malvaceae’. The tree is found in Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and in different regions of western Madagascar. Seed dormancy is the most limiting factor for some plants propagation. Dormancy allows seeds to separate from their mother plant and survive dispersal, over distance, and time before growth recommences. This study was aimed to determine the effect of three pre-treatments on breaking the seed dormancy of Adansonia digitata L., a multi-purpose and indigenously endangered tree. Methods: The study was carried out in the greenhouse of the Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria. The three pre-treatments are: Soaking in hot water (100°C) for 5, 10, 15, and 20 min; and soaking in sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and hydrochloric acid (HCL) concentrations (100%, 75%, 50%, and 25%) for 5, 10, 15, and 20 min. Untreated seeds served as control. These were laid out in a complete randomized design with three replications. Data were collected on germination percentage, germination rate, day of emergence, and the average seedlings height. Results: The result showed that earliest mean days of emergence (7 days) were observed in seeds subjected to hot water treatment at 15 min. It also showed the highest rate of germination and percentage 6 (100%). On the other hand, the effect of acids (H2SO4 and HCL) pre-treatments on the seeds gave a fair result (16.66–33.33%), untreated seeds did not germinate. Conclusion: All the pre-treatments used in the study were found to be effective. However, soaking of seeds in hot water (100°C) pre-treatment for 15 min is recommended for breaking the seed dormancy of A. digitata.

scholarly journals Difference in germination rate of Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) provenances contrasting in their seed morphometrics when pretreated with concentrated sulfuric acid

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1412-1420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diouf Macoumba ◽  
Arona Ndiaye Samba Samba ◽  
Arona Ndiaye Samba Samba ◽  
Ndoye Ousmane ◽  
Van Damme Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Adansonia Digitata ◽  
Concentrated Sulfuric Acid

Response of Flamboyant seeds (Delonix regia) subjected to different dormancy overcoming methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
R. R. Rocha ◽  
C. G. B. G. D. Mariussi ◽  
S. N. Silva ◽  
R. Noetzold
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Efficient Method ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
The Other ◽  
Seedling Height ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Concentrated Sulfuric Acid

Flamboyant has great ornamental use, because it has beautiful flowers, having a great use in urban afforestation and park ornamentation. The seeds have a low germination rate because they have dormancy caused by the impermeability of the integument. In this sense, the objective was to determine the most efficient method to overcome dormancy in flamboyant seeds. The experimental design was fully randomized with 4 treatments and 3 replications. The treatments consisted of: 1-Witness (non-scarified seeds); 2- Hot water at 90º C for 5 minutes; 3- Concentrated sulfuric acid 98% for 60 minutes; 4- Mechanical scarification with sandpaper number 80. The characteristics evaluated were: emergency, emergency speed index, seedling height and root length. A significant difference can be observed in the treatments evaluated only for the emergency speed index where the scarification treatment with sandpaper was higher than the others, for the other characteristics evaluated there was no difference

scholarly journals Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Juice from Edible Wild Fruits (<i>Adansonia digitata</i>, <i>Tamarindus indica</i> and <i>Parkia biglobosa</i>) Consumed in C&ocirc;te d’Ivoire

2018 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Antoine Kouamé Kouassi ◽  
Nestor Kouakou Kouassi ◽  
Maxwell Avit Grah Beugré ◽  
Denis Yao N’Dri ◽  
Georges N’Guessan Amani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glycemic Index ◽  
Glycemic Load ◽  
Tamarindus Indica ◽  
Parkia Biglobosa ◽  
Adansonia Digitata ◽  
Wild Fruits

scholarly journals EFFECT OF SEED PRIMING METHODS ON THE GERMINATION OF DETARIUM MICROCARPUM

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
A Abdulrahman ◽  
M Atiku ◽  
A.S Ambursa ◽  
I Umar ◽  
M Muhammed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tap Water ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
State University ◽  
Detarium Microcarpum ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Pre Treatment

This study was carried out at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State, to determine the effect of seed priming methods on the germination of Detarium microcarpum. The study was carried out in the Forestry Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture. The effectiveness of nine (9) different seed priming methods was assessed, control inclusive. Treatment 1 (TRT1) seeds were soaked in tap water for 48 hours, Treatment 2 (TRT2) seeds were mechanically scarified opposite to microphyle, treatment 3, 4, and 5 (TRT3, TRT4, TRT5) seeds were immersed in H2SO4 for 5, 10 and 15 minutes respectively, treatment 6, 7 and 8 (TRT6, TRT7 and TRT8) seeds were soaked in hot water (100oC) for 5, 10 and 15 minutes respectively and untreated seeds (CNTRL). Completely Randomized Design with three (3) replications was used. The data obtained were analyzed using one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).The result revealed that seeds of D. microcarpum subjected to TRT2, TRT4, TRT5 and TRT8 recorded with highest Final Germination Percentage (FGP 100%) and was found to differ significantly (P<0.05) with other treatment and CNTRL recorded the lowest FGP (60%).Thus, TRT2 was significantly (P<0.05) enhanced the seed and germination rate of D. microcarpum with the highest FGP (100%), lowest MGT (6.67), highest GRI (15.05), highest GE (12.01), lower FDG (5.67) with maximum GI value (900). Based on the result, pre-treatment of T. indica seeds with H2SO4 is recommended for effective germination.

scholarly journals Pretreatment Ethanol From Cellulosic

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Endah Retno Dyartanti ◽  
Margono Margono ◽  
Ike Puji Lestari ◽  
Muhamad Iqbal Putra ◽  
Ulfa Intan Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Hot Water ◽  
Dilute Acid Pretreatment ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Dilute Acid ◽  
Acid Pretreatment ◽  
Thermal Stabilities ◽  
Cellulose Accessibility ◽  
Ammonia Fiber Explosion ◽  
Hemicellulose Degradation ◽  
Pre Treatment

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Pre-treatment is an important tool for practical cellulose conversion processes and can be carried out in different ways such as mechanical pre-treatment, steam explosion, ammonia fiber explosion, supercritical CO2 treatment, alkali or acid pretreatment, ozone pre-treatment, physicochemical pretreatment, dilute-acid pretreatment and biological pre-treatment. Biomass pretreatment with hot water (HW) is the most investigated physicochemical method use the differences in the thermal stabilities of the major components of lignocellulosic materials. Acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass aims at increasing the sugar substrate digestibility, defined as the concentration of reducing sugars after the hydrolysis, by microorganisms. Acid hydrolysis is an attractive pretreatment method as the hemicellulose degradation runs with the efficiency of approximately 20-90%, depending on the process conditions. Dilute acid (DA) processes with continued research and development, no significant breakthroughs have been made to raise the glucose yields much higher than 65-70%. Acid pretreatment is much more effective than water and alkaline pretreatment in terms of cellulose accessibility increase compared with DA and HW pretreatment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> ethanol, cellulosic, pre-treatment</p>

scholarly journals Biochemical characterization of juices from three wild fruit species consumed in Côte d’Ivoire "Adansonia digitata, Parkia biglobosa and Tamarindus indica"

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouassi Kouamé Antoine ◽  
Beugré Grah Avit Maxwell ◽  
Kouassi Kouakou Nestor ◽  
N'Dri Yao Denis ◽  
Amani N'Guessan Georges ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Biochemical Characterization ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Tamarindus Indica ◽  
Parkia Biglobosa ◽  
Adansonia Digitata ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Wild Fruits ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

In the context of the valorization and the development of local products in Côte d’Ivoire, this study is based on juices samples prepared from the pulp of wild fruits of Baobab (Adansonia digitata), Tomi (Tamarindus indica) and Néré (Parkia biglobosa). The physiochemical characteristics such as dry matter (desiccation, 105°C), mineral (spectrophotometer), ash, fat, fiber and protein (AOAC), Energy (coefficients), vitamins A & C (HPLC), organic acids & total polyphenols (HPLC), carbohydrate (by difference), pH and titratable acidity (titrimetry, NaOH) of pasteurized juices (75°C, 5 min) were investigated. Data showed that the juices have been characterized by low protein (0.21-0.28 %), fat (0.26-0.65 %) and ash (0.20-0.47 %) content and high level of total carbohydrates (21-30 %) and energy (85.83-124.43 Kcal/100mL). Baobab and Tomi juices were distinguished by their high acidity (103-159 meq.g / Kg) while Baobab and Néré juices were characterized by their average fiber content (4-5.30 %). The juices of Baobab, Tomi and Néré are very rich in some minerals (K and Mg) but calcium (Ca) and iron(Fe) are not bioavailable (Oxales/Ca and Oxalates/Fe ˃ 2). The juice of baobab is rich in vit A (80 mg/100mL) and vit C (189 mg/100mL) than the others juices. Catechin was the most phenolic content (52.29-110.32 mg/100mL) where tartric acid was the most organic acid (4.02-6.82 mg/100mL) in the juices. The knowledge of the nutritional value of these juices could contribute to a better understanding of the essential role of these three wild fruits in terms of food and trade.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PRE-SOWING TREATMENT ON THE EMERGENCE OF DIALIUM GUINEENSE (WILD)

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
A Abdulrahman ◽  
M Atiku ◽  
AS Ambursa ◽  
I Umar ◽  
A Shuaibu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Result Analysis

The experiments were conducted in the Forestry laboratory of Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State. The studies were conducted from February 2020− March 2020 to assess the most effective method of breaking seed dormancy in Dialium guineense seeds. The seeds were subjected to four (4) pre-treatment methods (sulphuric acid, hot water, cold water and mechanical scarification) with untreated seeds as control, the experiment was laid out in completely randomized design (CRD) and replicated three (3) times. Final germination percentage (FGP), germination mean time (GMT), germination index (GRI), Coefficient Velocity of Germination (CVG) and Germination rate index (GRI) were calculated and the data was subjected to the analysis of the variance (ANOVA). Seed treated with cold water for 48 hours (Trt 1) started germination at two (2) days after sowing (DAS) and ended germination at 5 DAS, control and three of the treatments (Trt 2, Trt 5& Trt 7) started germination at 3 DAS while Trt 4 and Trt 8 started at 4 and 5 DAS respectively. FGP 100% was obtained from Control and Trt 5 and they finished Germination at 9 and 21 DAS respectively. Highest GI, GRI and CVG and lowest MGT were recorded from Trt 1. The result analysis of findings at 5% level of statistics showed that there is nosignificant difference between the treatments. Similarly, no germination on seeds in Trt 3 and Trt 6. Seeds of Dialium guineense are not limited by dormancy therefore can be sown without any pre-treatment, but for large scale production of Dialium seedlings it can be treated in cold water at room temperature for 48 hours due to availability and low cost with less risks.

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