Seeds deep blackish-brown, smooth, sub-circular, compressed, areole 6–7 mm long, 4.5–5 mm wide. Subsp. nilotica is characterized by glabrous pods and twigs
Seed Standardization Report
Common Name : Karuvelam
Flowering Season :JUN-JUL
Fruiting Season : DEC-JAN
No.of Seeds per kg : 7000
Germination Capacity :30 %
Time Taken for Initial Germination :6days
Time Taken for Germination Capacity : 25days
Germinative Energy : 20%
Plant Percentage : 25%
Purity Percentage : 99%
Moisture Percentage : 8%
No. of Seedling Per Kg : 1750
Viability : 3 YEARS
Pretreatments Recommended : Soak seeds in cow dung slurry for 24 hrs before sowing