Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is a rainfed tropical crop in coastal warm and humid climate of India. Though the softwood grafting method is standardized for rapid multiplication nevertheless, due to recalcitrant nature of jackfruit seeds obtaining rootstock for grafting throughout the year is the main constraint. Loss of seed viability in very short period during storage imposes a problem in germination. Storage conditions which prevent water loss are useful for prolonging viability of recalcitrant seeds. Hence, an experiment was undertaken during the year 2017-18 to study seed viability under different storage methods at College of Horticulture, Mulde Tal. Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurg. The experiment consists of eight storage methods and six storage period in factorial randomised block design with two replications. Hundred seeds per treatment per replication was the unit. The study revealed that the process of germination was under the control of phytochrome action and clearly indicated that the conditions of darkness and humidity are essentials for preventing moisture loss and promotion of germination. Storage of seed ether in screw cap bottle or in earthen pot buried in soil was the best for preventing the desiccation and prolonging the seed viability for 150 days. In this context storing the seeds in screw cap bottle appear to be most appropriate where there is no risk of germination of seed within storage container and seeds are kept viable beyond 150 days.

Kokum (Garcinia indica Choisy) is commonly known as Kokum butter tree and underexploited tree spices mostly found in Konkan region of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Surat district of Gujarat on the West Coast of India (Haldankar et al., 2012 and Braganza et al., 2012) [6, 2] . The seeds (Kernels) are rich source of oil known as kokum butter, which is in solid form at room temperature Availability of strong and vigorous seedling as a rootstock plays vital role in the success of nursery programme. With a view to hasten the growth of seedling in order to get strong and vigorous seedling as rootstock at early stage of growth an experiment was undertaken at College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri 415 712 (M.S.) during the year 2018 to find out most effective potting media for seedling growth of Kokum. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design with six treatments and four replications. The treatment comprises T1: