Effect of Different Size of Container on Growth and Quality of Seedlings of Gmelina arborea Roxb.
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i11/155465Keywords:
Gmelina arborea, Containers, Seedling Growth, Biomass, Quality Parameters.Abstract
The study was carried out to find the effect of container size on the growth and quality of seedlings of Gmelina arborea. The seedlings raised in 17 × 13 cm poly bags showed better plant height, collar diameter and tap root length at all intervals, maximum leaf number at 100 and 140 DAS and were optimum for comparative biomass (fresh and dry) and seedling quality parameters followed by 300 cc root trainers in which the maximum number of lateral roots were recorded. The sturdiness and seedling quality have direct and positive relationship with container size and results revealed that container size had significant effect for most of the growth parameters.References
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