The effect of seed scarification on the germination process and the growth of long bean (Vigna sinensis) sprout

Novita Ardiarini,Yayat Hidayat,Kisey Bina Habeahan,Jonathan Anugrah Lase

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202130601002

Abstract

This study was aimed to determine the germination process of seeds with different scarification treatments. This research was conducted at the Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, July 2019. The treatment in this research were different scarification methods of the seeds by sanding (P1), wounding (P2), soaking in H2SO4 (P3), soaking in warm water (P4), and baking at 55º C for 10 minutes (P5). Each treatment using 30 long bean seed that has been repeated for 3 times. Based on the five treatments, the seeds were planted in soil media and their growth observed for 14 days. The results showed that the seed growth for 14 days from the five treatments give an indication that the germination process and the first leaves grow out from long bean seeds was happen in treatment by oven 55º C (P5). Based on these results, it can be concluded that different scarification methods affected on the seed germination process. The fastest seed germination process to produce optimum growth in long bean plants was the scarification treatment by heating the seeds using an oven 55º C for 10 minutes (P5) before the seeds were planted.

Highlights

Long bean (Vigna Sinensis) by definition is a horticultural crop that contains a high of fiber
It seems that long bean seeds started germinating in four days after planting
The result showed that long bean seed in treatment sanding (P1) grown faster than long beans seed in treatment with wounding (P2), but the fastest growth was long bean seeds in the treatment with oven 55°C (P5)

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Introduction

Long bean (Vigna Sinensis) by definition is a horticultural crop that contains a high of fiber. This plant has a great potential to be developed in Indonesia because it has large areas of adaptation and can be growth on the marginal lands, it is relatively resistant to pests or diseases. Germination process of seed can be observed with various methods of seed scarification. Scarification is a pretreatment of seeds that aims to break seed dormancy and accelerate the occurrence of uniform seed germination. A permeable seed coat allows water and air to enter into the seeds, so the imbibition process can be occurred

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