The Effect of Water Hyacinth Bio-extract on the Germination of Lettuce Seeds
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The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of water hyacinth bio-extract on the germination of lettuce seeds. Lettuce seeds were soaked in four ratios of bio-extract and distilled water: 1:250, 1:500, 1:750, and 1:1000 v/v. The soaking duration were 6, 9, and 12 hours. The germination test of the soaked lettuce seeds was performed using top of paper and field emergence methods. The results showed that the ratio of 1:750 v/v with a soaking duration 9 hours gave the highest results in both germination percentage and germination index. The germination percentage was 86.58% in both methods. The germination index by top of paper method and field emergence method were 10.68 % and 10.01 %, respectively (P<0.05). Therefore, the application of water hyacinth bio-extract could be a way to promote the germination of lettuce seeds. This could also be another way to get rid of water hyacinth and solve the water pollution problem.
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