A germination trial was carried out by sowing Garjan (Dipterocarpns tnrbinatus Gaertn. F.) seeds in different positions and soil depths to investigate their influence on germination and seedling behaviour. Early germination, better percentage and straight seedlings were found in cases where the seeds were sown half-buried in inverted and horizontal positions. But in half-buried vertical sowing position the germination percentage was poor.

Complete burial of seeds in horizontal, inverted and vertical positions appeared to effect germination period and percentage, as well as, seedling shape. In these conditions seedlings were mostly abnormal in shape—
bent, spiral, forked, crooked, etc. When seeds were sown in fully—buried inverted position, germination started late and gave low percentage (43.3) in comparison with other fully-buried conditions.

Seeds which were sown horizontally and half-buried gave maximum germination percentage (82.2), early germination and straight seedlings.