Respons Perkecambahan Benih Pinang (Areca Catechu L.) Terhadap Berbagai Skarifikasi Dan Konsentrasi Asam Giberelat (Ga3)

Response the seed germination of betel nut (Areca catechu L.) on some of scarification and gibberelic acid (GA3) concentration. The generative muliplication of betel nut need time to germinate about 8-12 weeks. One of causes is the ossify husk of seed which inhibit water into the seed. Therefore, a research had been conducted at Rumah Kassa, Faculty of Agriculture, USU (± 25 m asl) from March until May 2012 using factorial randomized block design with 2 (two) factors, i.e. scarification (without scarification, base scarification, middle scarification, and tip scarification) and gibberelic acid (GA3) concentration (0, 100, 200, and 300 mg/l). The parameters observed were speed of germination, seedling length, root length root number and leaf number. The result showed that scarification significantly increased on parameter speed of germination up to 64% and leaf number up to 167%. The gibberelic acid (GA3) concentration and interaction between scarification and gibberelic acid (GA3) concentration did not significant on all parameters