The Effect Of Soaking Merbau (Intsia Bijuga) Seeds In Hot Water And Young Coconut Water On Germination
Ponisri (a*), Syaiful Maliki (a), Lona Nanlohy (a), Fajrianto Saeni (a), Irnawati Irnawati (a), Mira Herawati Soekamto (a), Christian Gultom (a)

a) Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sorong, jalan Pendidikan no. 27 km 8 Kota Sorong, 98415, Indonesia
*poai.sri1006[at]gmail.com

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the effect of the treatment in the form of soaking the seeds using hot water immersion and young coconut water on merbau seeds as well as knowing the percentage of sprouts anf the average germination days of merbau seeds. Based on the results of the research, soaking merbau seeds using water and young coconut water has a very effective effect compared to whiteout immersion treatment. The highesrt percentage of sprouts was in A2K2 treatment, namely 93.33% (28 sprouts), A1KI treatment 86.88% (26 sprouts), A3K3 treatment 66.66% (20 sprouts), A4K4 treatment 23.33% (7 sprouts), and treatment A0K0 0% (none of which germinated). The effect of immersion treatment of merbau seeds in water and coconut water at various temperatures and the duration of immersion had a significant effect on the additional days of merbau germination.

Keywords: Soaking, hot water, young coconut water

Topic: Physics, Biology, and Chemistry