Growth Performance of Root Trainer Grown Silver Fir (<I>Abies pindrow</I>) Seedlings in Different Growing Media

Abstract

An experiment was conducted on Silver fir (Abies pindrow) seedlings raised in five different growing medium in 300cc root trainers-M₁ (Peat moss + vermiculite, 1 : 1),M₂ (Dal weed +Sand, 1:1), M₃ (Cupressus leaf litter+ Sand, 1:1), M₄ (Peat moss+Sand, 1:1) and M₅ (Soil + Sand + FYM, 1:1:1). The growth of seedlings was recorded after two years and six months of sowing. The growing medium M₁ (Peat moss + Vermiculite, 1:1) recorded maximum height (10.2cm), collar diameter (3.71mm) and fresh shoot and root weight (3.79 and 4.22g) respectively, similarly the seedlings raised in M₁ also recorded maximum height increment of 3.92cm.