Impact of Growing Media on Seedling Growth and Production in Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides Roxb.)
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i5/152374Keywords:
Pterocarpus dalbergioides, Padauk, Growing Media, Nursery, Elite Seedlings, Vermicompost.Abstract
A study was conducted on impact of growing media on initial seedling growth and production of Pterocarpus dalbergioides at ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair during August to December 2019 in a complete randomized design with eight different growing media treatments. The results revealed the treatment T6 viz., Soil + Sand + FYM + Vermicompost (1:1:1:1) as better for maximum shoot length, number of nodules, total fresh and dry weight, volume index, quality index, Chlorophyll a,b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid content of the seedlings followed by T7 [Soil + Sand + FYM + Poultry mannure (1:1:1:1)] and T8 [Soil + Sand + FYM + Decomposed coir pith (1:1:1:1)]. It is suggested that treatment T6 could be used in the nursery for successful raising elite seedlings of Padauk.References
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