Effect of Gypsum and Coal fly ash on Germination and Stump Quality of Teak (Tectona grandis L. f. )-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Effect of Gypsum and Coal fly ash on Germination and Stump Quality of Teak (Tectona grandis L. f. )

Published:2021-01-07 Issue:1 Volume:43 Page:31-34
ISSN:0971-9431
Container-title:Indian Journal of Forestry
language:en
Short-container-title:Indian J. Forest.

Author:

Masilamani Poomaruthai¹,Albert Velanganni²,Baskar Murugaiyan³

Affiliation:

1. Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute

2. Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

3. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Abstract

A nursery experiment was conducted to study the effect of gypsum and coal fly ash on germination and stump quality of teak seedling. The preconditioned 8 months-old teak drupes (fruit with seed) were placed for germination in the nursery bed. The experiment consists of seven treatments which were replicated thrice. On 28 and 60 days after sowing, the results revealed that the application of gypsum at 1.5 t ha-1 did not have any significant effect on number of seedlings/m2 of teak at 28 days after sowing, whereas, the significant influence were observed at 60 days after sowing. Significant differences were also observed in root length, shoot length, number of leaves/ seedlings, stump girth and drymatter production of stump at 6 months after sowing. From this study, it could be concluded that the surface application of gypsum at 1.5 t ha-1 in teak nursery bed enhanced the seedling growth and stump quality of 6 months-old teak nursery plants.

Publisher

Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh

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