Endalkachew Esayas

Department of Forestry, Arba Minch University, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia

Publications

• Full Length Research Article   
  Effect of pre sowing treatments on seed germination and early seedling growth of three agroforestry tree species in Arba Minch district, Southern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Aman Abeje* and Endalkachew Esayas
  
  The study was conducted to explore the effects of different seed treatments on germination and seedling growth performance of Balanites aegyptiaca L., Cordia africana (Lam.) and Annona muricata L. at Arba Minch district, southern Ethiopia. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized block design with 6 treatments for each species. The treatments were control, soaking in hot water for 5 minutes, soaking in cold water for 24 hours, soaking hot-cold water for 2-1 minutes, abrasion with sand paper and Nicking with seed clipper. Each treatment was replicated four times. A total of 1800 treated seeds were sown comprising of 600 seeds per species and 150 seeds per replication. The analysis of variance revealed that almost all germination and growth parameters of Cordia africana, Balanites aegyptiaca and Annona muricata were .. View More»
  

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