Studies on Evolving Nursery Practices (Soil Mixture, Depth of Sowing and Suitability of Shade and Mulch) for <I>Mallotus phillipensis</I> Seeds

Abstract

The paper presents the results of an experiment carried out to see the effects of shade and mulch on the germination and to determine best combination of soil mixture and proper depth of sowing on the germination of seeds of Mallotus philipensis The results indicated that use of shaded bed and germination media in which Soil: Sand: FYM are in 1:1:1 ratio and seeds sown at 1.0 em deep gave best results in nursery stage.