Abstract:

Seed germination is an essential process in ensuring successful natural succession and planting activities. Factors affecting seed germination, namely, seed viability and dormancy, were tested. It was found that seed scarification was the best technique in breaking seed dormancy, wherein 38 out of 40 Acacia mangium wild. Seeds germinated. For seed viability, Zea mays L. was the most viable seeds wherein 40 kernels germinated out of 40 seeds tested using the most simple germination test.