Effect of pre-sowing seed treatment with kinetin on physiological parameters of Nigella sativa Linn.

Abstract

Cultivation of medicinal plants is one of the major mechanisms by which conservation, sustainable harvesting as well as utilization can be drawn simultaneously. With the increasing demand of natural resources in the world, cultivation of medicinal plants will be more profitable than cultivating conventional cash crops. Thus, it becomes essential to generate the knowledge of agronomics and make the same available to the farmers with agricultural technologies. Phytohormones play a major role in physiological effects of the plant. The present paper deals with the effect on pre-sowing treatment with kinetin in physiological parameters of Nigella sativa Linn. The results show that the 10^-4 M concentration of applied phytohormones is very beneficial for the physiological effects of the Nigella sativa.