Volume : 8, Issue : 7, July - 2019

Seed dormancy/germination status of freshly harvested seeds of Pusilla (Elsholtzia eriostachya); a medicinal plant species of Himachal Pradesh

Vivek Kumar

Abstract :

Pusilla (Elsholtzia eriostachya) is an important medicinal plant species of Himachal Pradesh. Besides having medicinal value this plant species is also aromatic in nature. The above said plant species is collected from Lahaul and Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh. The seeds of this plant species exhibited deep dormancy. In the present study we will discuss the germination of freshly harvested seeds which will indicate the dormancy status of this medicinal plant