This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of pepper (pipiemento
variety), and eggplant (Dara variety) seed's treatment on germination
characteristics, and the impact of eggplant seeds treatment on seedling quality.
The seeds were treated for
24 hours in glass containers, in which the ratio of
seeds to the applied media was 1:5, the concentration of the mineral solution
was 0.1%, while the concentration of each of GA3 and the organic nutrient
solution was 0.01%.
The media were continuously aerated by passing a current of pure oxygen
(O2), at sufficient pressure to homogenously mix the seeds in the media. The
seeds were dried up after 24 hours of treatment to remove the excess moisture.
Seeds were germinated in Petri dishes, and soil-full containers to assess the
germinability, and seed vigor. The eggplant seeds were also sown in peat-moss
containing pots (8 cm indiameter) to study the influence of treatment on
seedling quality.
The results showed that treatment efficiency depends on the nature of the
used media, and crop. In addition, it has been revealed that the aeration of
media enhanced the germination, accelerated the seedling growth, and
improved their quality.
The research aims to study the effect of the treatment of the
eggplant seeds- pink local kind in some seaweed extracts to improve
the germination characteristics, as well as the study of their impact
on the growth of the resulting seedlings and their ability to
withstand the transplanting shock.
