Indian olive (Elaeocarpus floribundus) is propagated by seeds. Although germination and seedling growth is a major concern in this crop as seeds remain dormant for long time. There are various methods like scarification, stratification, chemical treatment, biological and irradiation etc. for breaking the seed dormancy of Indian olive. However there is very few scientific reports regarding overcoming the dormancy of Indian olive seeds. Keeping this view, Indian olive seeds has been collected and stored for 2 months followed by seed treatment. Seeds were treated with seven different types of chemicals (HCl @ 5%, H 2 SO 4 @5%, GA 3 @500 ppm, soaking in water, Benzyl adenine@100 ppm, thiourea@1% and KNO 3 0.5%) and planted in poly bags filled with growing media (sand: garden soil: FYM=1:1:1). Maximum germination was recorded in the seeds treated with Benzyl Adenine@100 ppm followed by H 2 SO 4 @5%, whereas highest speed of germination was noticed in H 2 SO 4 @5% followed by Benzyl Adenine @100 ppm. The maximum average height of the seedlings (12.26 cm) and average number of leaves (6.86) was recorded in Benzyl Adenine treatment @100 ppm followed by H 2 SO 4 @5%. Biggest leaf size and greater seedling girth was also observed under Benzyl Adenine treatment @100 ppm. Seedling survival was also better under BA @100ppm treatment.

Aims: Banana is one of the most important and globally popular table purpose fruit. This plant requires good nutrition management with respect to macro and all micronutrients combining both the organic and inorganic sources. Out of different micronutrients, zinc plays a vital role in normal growth of banana plants starting from young stage. With the view, the present experiment was carried out to study the effect of zinc nutrition on early growth of banana plants (cv. Grand Naine). Study Design: The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with seven treatments and three replications. Place and Duration of Study: Present study has been carried out at Horticultural Farm,