Rupali Sharma

Assessment of Seed Source Variability in Fruit Characteristics, Seed Traits, and Germination of Diospyros lotus Linn. in Jammu Sub-tropics

Rupali Sharma & S. K. Gupta · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2026

Diospyros lotus Linn. is a multipurpose tree species widely used as a rootstock for Japanese persimmon, but its propagation is constrained by poor and erratic seed germination. The present study assessed variability among three seed sources—Kishtwar (T₁), Bhaderwah (T₂), and Poon...