Description

Pretreatment: the deputed seeds should be either treated by fermentation process for a period of 15 to 20 days, or the seeds may be clipped at its broad end and then soaked in water for a period of 2 days and then sown in nursery beds. Nursery technique : pregerminated seeds are put in polythene bags of bigger size (at least 15″ x 9″.) since the root growth is comparatively faster. The nursery should be shaded against the sun. There appears to be some correlation between maximum tannin content of the fruit and the optimum germinated capacity. Growth of the seedling is slow.