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Influence of Seed Fortification Treatment with Inorganic Nutrients in
Jatropha Curcas
(L.)
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Table 2 Influence of inorganic fortification treatment on
Jatropha curcas
seeds with different concentrations under nursery condition
Nutritions (N)
Concentration (C)
0.5%
1%
Mean
0.5%
1%
Mean
Germination (%)
Shoot length (cm)
Thiourea
28 (25.0)
18 (25.3)
23 (25.2)
18.8
18.4
18.6
KNO
3
47 (37.6)
33 (35.2)
40 (36.4)
21.0
20.5
20.8
K
2
SO
4
49 (38.3)
33 (35.0)
41 (36.7)
21.7
21.2
21.4
KH
2
PO
4
47 (37.6)
25 (30.1)
36 (33.9)
23.1
22.8
22.9
Na
2
HPO
4
34 (29.5)
18 (25.2)
26 (27.4)
19.6
18.0
18.8
ZnSO
4
46 (42.7)
30 (38.6)
38 (40.7)
22.1
18.1
20.1
FeSO
4
39 (38.7)
32 (34.5)
36 (36.6)
17.3
19.1
18.2
MgSO
4
27 (24.4)
15 (23.1)
21 (23.8)
18.3
17.2
17.7
MnSO
4
29 (25.9)
26 (30.8)
28 (28.4)
19.0
16.6
17.8
NaCl
43 (35.2)
29 (32.7)
36 (34.0)
16.8
17.0
16.9
Water
34 (29.4)
34 (29.4)
29 (29.4)
17.5
17.5
20.5
Control
22 (27.7)
22 (27.7)
22 (27.7)
16.4
16.4
16.4
Mean
37 (32.7)
26 (30.6)
19.4
18.9
CD (P=0.05)
N
C
N x C
N
C
N x C
7.6
3.1 (0.9)
4.5 (2.9)
2.6
NS
NS
Nutrients (N)
Root length (cm)
Fresh weight / 10 seedlings (g)
Thiourea
6.6
6.5
6.5
57.5
57.1
57.3
KNO
3
7.0
7.1
7.1
62.5
61.1
61.8
K
2
SO
4
8.0
7.0
7.5
65.2
59.1
62.2
KH
2
PO
4
6.5
9.0
7.8
67.2
60.6
63.9
Na
2
HPO
4
5.0
6.0
5.5
54.2
55.4
54.8
ZnSO
4
6.5
7.5
7.0
57.6
59.6
58.6
FeSO
4
6.5
5.0
5.8
64.2
54.5
59.4
MgSO
4
4.5
5.5
5.0
43.5
54.5
49.0
MnSO
4
6.0
5.2
5.6
56.0
41.5
48.8
NaCl
6.0
6.0
6.0
45.5
51.6
48.6
Water
4.5
4.5
4.5
44.7
44.7
44.7
Control
4.1
4.1
4.1
43.2
43.2
43.2
Mean
6.4
5.6
CD (P=0.05)
N
C
N x C
N
C
N x C
0.9
0.4
NS
10.4
NS
NS
Nutrients (N)
Dry weight / 10 seedlings (g)
Vigour index
Thiourea
5.0
5.1
5.1
707
462
584
KNO
3
5.3
5.4
5.4
1310
890
1100
K
2
SO
4
5.4
5.7
5.5
1438
929
1183
KH
2
PO
4
6.0
5.5
5.7
1501
735
1118
Na
2
HPO
4
5.2
5.4
5.3
875
413
644
ZnSO
4
6.1
5.7
5.9
1178
857
1017
FeSO
4
6.1
5.4
5.7
919
761
840
MgSO
4
4.4
5.0
4.7
615
345
480
MnSO
4
5.1
4.1
4.6
734
569
652
NaCl
4.7
4.9
4.8
966
683
825
Water
4.4
4.4
4.4
849
849
849
Control
4.1
4.1
4.1
440
440
440
Mean
5.1
5.0
961
661
CD (P=0.05)
N
C
N x C
N
C
N x C
0.8
NS
NS
240.1
98.0
NS
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