The Effect of Seed Sources Variation and Presowing Treatments on the Seed Germination of Acacia catechu and Elaeocarpus floribundus Species in Bangladesh

Table 2

Variation in seed sources on different aspects of seed germination of Acacia catechu and Elaeocarpus floribundus nursery stage.

Species	Seed source	Germination starting date (d)	Germination closing date (d)	Germination period (d)	Germination percentage (%)	Rate of germination
Acacia   catechu	L1	6.24±0.18	15.72±0.24	9.48±0.43	56.15±3.42	1.66±0.08
	L2	5.68±0.25	14.41±0.16	8.73±0.39	52.48±4.57	1.56±0.10
	L3	6.86±0.37	16.08±0.57	9.17±0.28	53.16±3.89	1.62±0.07
	L4	7.13±0.46	16.57±0.61	9.42±0.56	49.05±3.96	1.45±0.12
Elaeocarpus  floribundus	L1	10.12±0.35	31.43±0.28	21.31±0.34	47.43±4.51	1.63±0.09
	L2	9.46±0.54	32.01±0.57	22.54±0.26	40.44±3.65	1.33±0.12
	L3	11.53±0.28	32.64±0.38	21.07±0.19	44.17±3.98	1.54±0.10
	L4	10.49±0.56	31.12±0.22	20.63±0.27	42.11±4.09	1.46±0.09

Note: L1: Dinajpur, L2: Mymensingh, L3: Sylhet, L4: Chittagong. Data are shown in mean ± SD.