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Full Screen- Title
- Dedication
- Certificate
- Declaration
- Acknowledgement
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Status of forests in Kerala
- 1.2. Importance of indigenous tree species in plantations
- 1.3. Trends in plant selection for plantation programmes
- 1.4. Life cycle and reproduction in Angiosperms
- 1.5. Evolution of Plant Propagation in Human Society
- 1.6. Methods of propagation and their importance
- 2. Review of literature
- 2.1. Phenological characters and seed characteristics of the selected tree species
- 2.2. Seed physiology and Germination performance of the selected tree species
- 2.3. Studies on disease and pest on fruits and seeds of the selected tree species
- 2.4. Effect of different pretreatments in seed germination
- 2.5. Planting containers and importance of root trainers
- 2.6. Usage of IBA as rooting hormone
- 3. Materials and Methods
- 3.3. Seed collection
- 3.4. Seed Storage
- 3.5. Seed Pest and Disease
- 3.6. Nursery Tools and Implements
- 3.7. Nursery Methods
- 3.7.2. Preparation of Seed Sowing Media
- 3.8. Method in Vegetative Propagation
- 4. Results
- 4.1. Bombax Ceiba (Bombacaceae)
- 4.2. Cassia fistula (Caesalpinioideae)
- 4.3. Mimusops elengi (Sapotaceae)
- 4.4. Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae)
- 4.5. Pterocarpus marsupium (Fabaceae)
- 4.6. Saraca asoca (Caesalpinioideae)
- 4.7. Terminalia arjuna (Combretaceae)
- 5. Discussion
- 5.1. Seed Characteristics
- 5.2. Impact of Seed Physiology in Seed Germination
- 5.3. Growth Characteristics of seedlings
- 5.4. Impact of IBA in Rooting of Cuttings
- 5.5. Growth Characteristics of Rooted Cuttings
- 5.6. Growth of rooted cuttings by increase in biomass
- 6. Conclusions
- 7. Summary
- 8. Bibliography