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Proc. 98th <strong>India</strong>n Science Congress, Part II : Abstracts of Oral/Poster Presentation<br />

200. Application of 12 Hours Pre-Soaking Seed Treatment with Wolffia<br />

Arrhiza Extracts on Mature Plants Growth and Productivity of Rajmash<br />

Plant<br />

Amit Tiwari<br />

Department of Botany,<br />

D. B. S. College, Kanpur<br />

Keywords : Wolffia arrhiza weeds<br />

Wolffia arrhiza is one of the noxious aquatic weeds of <strong>India</strong>. The duckweeds<br />

have been, rated among ten major noxious weeds causing major problems in more<br />

then forty six districts, out of their total occurrence in 77 districts in <strong>India</strong>. It grows<br />

luxuriantly in Kanpur and its adjoining area. The biological productivity of this<br />

aquatic weed is massive which remains seldom used for any fruitful purpose. There<br />

are reports of utilization of duckweed as bio fertilizer supplement in <strong>India</strong>n<br />

agriculture. But there is p. o report concerned with use of wolffia arrhiza extracts<br />

to increase growth and productivity of Rajmash crop. The 12 hours soaked seeds<br />

with wolffia arrhiza extract of Rajmash were significantly increased the flowers per<br />

plant, pods per plant, seed per pod, pod length, seed weight per plant, and weight<br />

of 100 Seeds as compared to control. Results are statistically significant at 5% error<br />

probability.<br />

201. Hydrazine Hydrate Induced Palmate Leaf Muantan I N Jute<br />

(Corchorusolitoriusl.)<br />

P. K. Ghosh and A. Chatterjee<br />

CSB; CSR&TI. Berhampore, Muirshidabad; West Bengal.<br />

Centre. of Advanced Stpdy in Cell and Chrormosome Research,<br />

Department of Botany, University of Calcutta,<br />

35, Bal1ygurnge Circular Road<br />

Calcutta-7000 19<br />

Keyword :<br />

Corchorus olitorius. L. Chromosome, Palmate Ieaf, Hydrazine Hydfate<br />

Pre soaked seeds of jute (Corchorusolitbrius L. Variety. JRO. -632) w.<br />

ere treated with. 0. 5% Hydrazine Hydrate(HH) for 6 hours. Pamate leaf

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