October 21, 2020
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An experiment was conducted to assess the effects of seed treatment on growth of mango (Mangifera indica) rootstock seedling in pre-nursery. This experiment was set up at National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan. The rootstock was Ogbomoso cultivar. The treatments employed were whole fruit, stone and kernel of mango. The crops were Planted inside iron trays with three replications arranged in complete randomized design. Data on plant height, number of leaves and stem girth were collected. Chloropyll contents Were also determined. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and means were separated using LSD at 50/0 level of significance. There was significant difference in plant height, number of leaves and stem girth (p<O.05). The highest plant height was observed from kernel (21.47cm) while that of whole fruit and stone were 6.50cm and 2.96cm respectively. The mean values of the chlorophyll contents of whole fruits, stone and kernels were 1.9245mg/g, 1.7567mg/g and
0.7567mg/g respectively. Kernels planting aided poly-embryonic expression of mango as 1 12 eedlings were recorded.
An experiment was conducted to assess the effects of seed treatment on growth of mango (Mangifera indica) rootstock seedling in pre-nursery. This experiment was set up at National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan. The rootstock was Ogbomoso cultivar. The treatments employed were whole fruit, stone and kernel of mango. The crops were Planted inside iron trays with three replications arranged in complete randomized design. Data on plant height, number of leaves and stem girth were collected. Chloropyll contents Were also determined. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and means were separated using LSD at 50/0 level of significance. There was significant difference in plant height, number of leaves and stem girth (p<O.05). The highest plant height was observed from kernel (21.47cm) while that of whole fruit and stone were 6.50cm and 2.96cm respectively. The mean values of the chlorophyll contents of whole fruits, stone and kernels were 1.9245mg/g, 1.7567mg/g and
0.7567mg/g respectively. Kernels planting aided poly-embryonic expression of mango as 1 12 eedlings were recorded.
Kernel, Stone, rootstock, Poly embryonic, Mango, Seed Treatment