Cycads are the most threatened plants of all living organisms and they are on the brink of extinction in the wild. Cycads need urgent conservation and this can only be accomplished by in situ as well as ex situ conservation techniques. As a consequence of human activity, most of the Indian cycads are threatened with extinction. To oppose the current issues the authors collected three cycad germ plasms from different localities of Andhra Pradesh and carried out a similar kind of germination process. The present study’s intention was to propagate more number of seedlings through seed germination in less time to augment the species population in their natural population. Seed germination response was best by using fleshly outer coat removed cycad seeds (without sarcotesta) while directly collected from trees. The most preferable growing medium is red soil, sand and cocopeat (1:1:1). The seedlings were raised through this method and developed coralloid roots faster which suggests their survivability. The present study provideed a low-cost standard methodology followed for speedy and effective germination and obtained positive results. These methods would help in restoring species in their natural habitats as well as avoiding species extinction in wild.
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