Determination of Seed germination ability and metabolic changes on Zea mays L. by the treatment of Chemical, Bijamrita and the cyanobacterial biofertilizer extract (Cyanospray).

Subramaniyan | Malliga                 

Cyanospray | Zea mays L.                

Vol: 2; Iss: 5; May 16 | ISSN: 2454-5422

This research aims to investigate the seed germination at Model Organic Farm, Bharathidasan University, Triuchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India, to determine the germination ability of NaCl, Bijamrita and cyanospray solution on Zea mays L. seed under laboratory conditions. Different treatments of NaCl (20 mM), Bijamrita and cyanospray were applied at various concentrations (0.1% to 0.5%), as a growth medium for seed germination. All the growth attributes such as germination percentage, Epicotyl length, Hypocotyl length, and Number of roots to be increased at 0.3% of cyanospray solution when compared to other concentrations of cyanospray, control and other treatments. During germination process, the Zea mays L. seeds protein content reduced but the total soluble sugar content increased at 0.3% of cyanospray when compared to control and other treatments. Hence, it is concluded that the efficiency of cyanospray at 0.3% level showed maximum seed germination ability when compared to other treatments.