Published on: April 2026
ASSESSMENT OF SOIL SEED GERMINATION POTENTIAL FOR EVALUATING NATURAL REGENERATION CAPACITY OF PLANT SPECIES
Sarfaroz Ansari
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Background: Soil seed banks serve as essential indicators which measure natural regeneration capacity and ecosystem resilience because they demonstrate how vegetation will recover from different environmental situations.
Objective: This study aimed to assess soil seed germination potential to evaluate the natural regeneration capacity of plant species across different ecological zones.
Methods:This description and experiments through the method of stratified random sampling. Scientists collected soil samples from three different forest areas which included dense forests and moderately disturbed forests and degraded forests to conduct seed extraction and controlled germination tests. The study measured environmental conditions through soil moisture and temperature and pH and light intensity analysis.
Results: The results demonstrated three different seed density levels together with two different plant diversity levels and multiple germination rates which researchers observed at different research sites. The ecological conditions of Zone A showed optimum conditions because it had the highest seed density (450 seeds/m²) and the highest diversity and the highest germination rate (65%). Zone B exhibited intermediate results while Zone C showed the lowest seed density (210 seeds/m²) and germination rate (37%) which demonstrated degraded conditions. The study proved that soil moisture levels enabled seeds to germinate but temperature and light intensity proved detrimental.
Conclusion:The study shows that environmental conditions determine soil seed germination potential which serves as a trustworthy measure of ecosystem health and its ability to recover.
How to Cite this Paper
Ansari, S. (2026). Assessment of Soil Seed Germination Potential for Evaluating Natural Regeneration Capacity of Plant Species. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(04). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.414
Ansari, Sarfaroz. "Assessment of Soil Seed Germination Potential for Evaluating Natural Regeneration Capacity of Plant Species." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 04, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.414.
Ansari, Sarfaroz. "Assessment of Soil Seed Germination Potential for Evaluating Natural Regeneration Capacity of Plant Species." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 04 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.414.
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