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The effects of scarification on seed germination of porang (Amorphophallus muelleri)

Authors: Nunung Harijati; Wahyu Widoretno;

The effects of scarification on seed germination of porang (Amorphophallus muelleri)

Abstract

Porang is a member of the genus Amorphophallus that has high economic value because of its glucomannan content. Glucomannan is a fiber carbohydrate that is beneficial for health, for example, it can be used to control obesity. Currently, the cultivation area of porang is increasing. However, the availability of seeds is not sufficient for land expansion. Planting materials that may be supplied in large quantities are seeds rather than bulbil or bulbs. Disadvantages of seeds are less uniformity and the long time for its germination. Therefore, it is necessary to have germination by scarification and non-scarification treatments simultaneously. Scarification includes physical (sandpaper or nail clippers) and chemicals (1% H2SO4) scarifications. Non-scarification treatments include a soak in 1% KNO3, 0.1% GA3 or 1% Ethrel and exposure to light (7 × 24 hours) or dark (7 × 24 hours). The experiment was designed using Randomized Controlled Designs (RCD), with three replicates per experiment. Each replicate consisted of 25 seeds. The parameters included percent germination, hypocotyl length, and number of rooted sprout. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and LSD (0.05). The results showed that physical scarification (nail clippers) resulted in 100% germination, highest hypocotyl length, and highest rooted root. Dark and light treatment gave almost equal results in a percentage of germination, hypocotyl length and number of rooted sprout. Under the treatment of GA3 and Ethrel, Ethrel gave all the highest observed parameters.

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