Effect of Manures and Fertilizers on Growth and Seedling Quality Indices of the Pterocarpus santallnus (Linn.F) Seedlings

Among the twelve different treatments, treatment with poultry manure at 33 g per seedling (T₈) showed significantly higher seedling height, collar diameter, number of leaves, and dry weight of leaf, shoot, ischolar_main and total dry weight at 240 days after planting the values for which were 42.50 cm, 4.92 mm, 18.45, 1.38 g, 0.99 g, 1.86 g and 4.23 g, respectively with absolute growth rate (0.017 g/day), sturdiness quotient (8.62) and Dickson's quality index (0.43) when compared to the initial dry weight ofleaf, shoot, ischolar_main and total initial dry weight 0.01 g, 0.06 g, 0.09 g and 0.16 g, respectively. It was followed by treatment with Phospho bacteria at 5 g per seedling (T₅) which showed seedling growth attributes viz., 41.00 cm seedling height, 3.28 mm collar diameter, 12.51 number of leaves, and dry weight of leaf (0.29 g), shoot (0.83 g), ischolar_main (2.09 g) and total dry weight (3.19 g) at 240 days after planting with 0.013 g/dayof absolute growth rate, 17.70 of sturdiness quotient and 0.18 of Dickson's quality index, when compared to the initial dry weight of leaf, shoot, ischolar_main and total initial dry weight 0.02 g, 0.06 g, 0.08 g and 0.16 g, respectively.