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Effect of Organic Manures on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Khirni


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1 Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145, India
2 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145, India
     

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An experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic manures on germination and growth behaviour of khirni seedlings. The experiment comprised of eight media formulated by mixing soil, sand, FYM, vermicompost, poultry manure, cocopeat and spent mushroom compost in different combinations. The study indicated that seed germination and seedling growth parameters of khirni seeds were greatly influenced by the growing media. The results revealed that the combination of Soil + Sand + FYM proved superior in terms of seed germination, seedling length, number of leaves, ischolar_main length, ischolar_main dry weight, seedling dry weight, seedling vigour index-l and II whereas greater shoot length, stem diameter and dry weight of shoots were recorded in the media containing Soil+ Sand+ Vermicompost..

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Manilkara hexaandra, Germination, Organic Manures, Rowing Media, Seedling Vigour.
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Malay Samir
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145
India

Ratna Rai
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145
India

Birendra Prasad
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145
India


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Authors

Malay Samir
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145, India
Ratna Rai
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145, India
Birendra Prasad
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263 145, India

Abstract


An experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic manures on germination and growth behaviour of khirni seedlings. The experiment comprised of eight media formulated by mixing soil, sand, FYM, vermicompost, poultry manure, cocopeat and spent mushroom compost in different combinations. The study indicated that seed germination and seedling growth parameters of khirni seeds were greatly influenced by the growing media. The results revealed that the combination of Soil + Sand + FYM proved superior in terms of seed germination, seedling length, number of leaves, ischolar_main length, ischolar_main dry weight, seedling dry weight, seedling vigour index-l and II whereas greater shoot length, stem diameter and dry weight of shoots were recorded in the media containing Soil+ Sand+ Vermicompost..

Keywords


Manilkara hexaandra, Germination, Organic Manures, Rowing Media, Seedling Vigour.

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