Abstract

EFFECT OF PHYTOHORMONES ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL TRAITS IN THE SEEDS OF CEIBA PENTANDRA

Sumayya Sikandari*, Pratima Mathad and Manjula Rathod

Abstract

The main aim of our present study was to test the efficiency of seeds germination of Ceiba pentandra plant under various circumstances, such as to algal extract of Oscillatoria willei, Chlorella vulgaris and synthetic hormones like kinetin and IBA (Indole butyric acid) on growth parameters of Ceiba pentandra seeds. The Oscillatoria willei had shown very excellent results at 60mg/l00ml extract when compared to the Chlorella species and other synthetic hormones. The present study also focus for the assessment of primary and secondary metabolities in seedlings grown in different aqueous concentration of natural algal extracts and synthetic hormones. In the present investigation, observed that the primary and secondary metabolities are rich in Oscillatoria at 60mg/l00ml extract concentration when compared with natural algal extract of Chlorella and synthetic hormones Kinetin and IBA. The present investigation, suggested the extract of Oscillatoria is playing the important role as the growth hormone or growth promoter and as fertilizer in Ceiba pentandra seeds. The further investigation is needed to study the in detail the effect of Oscillatoria extract on Ceiba pentandra seeds.

Keywords: Ceiba pentandra, Algal extracts, Phytohormones, Synthetic hormones, Seeds germination, Phytochemical traits.