Influence of sowing depths and soil types on seed germination of butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea L.)

摘要

Differential response of various treatments viz., sowing depths and soil types was observed on germination of different genotypes of Clitoria seeds. It inferred that different group of Clitoria seeds had genetic differences among themselves. The seed germination decreased from a maximum at 2 cm soil depth to a minimum at 8 cm. Different seed types had a differential response to the sowing depths but the types showing maximum germination at shallow depths of sowing. Mixed soil was the most conducive to seed germination followed by organic soil and red soil and least in black soils.