Effect of Different Growing Media on Germination and Seedling Growth of Wild Almond (Sterculia foetida L.)
Asha. P. Gamit *
Department of Forest Products and Utilization, College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat-396450, India.
Mehfuza. M. Patel
Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat-396450, India.
Mukesh R. Parmar
Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat-396450, India.
Bimal. S. Desai
Department of Basic Science and Humanities, College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat-396450, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Sterculia foetida L. is a tropical endangered tree species belongs to the family Sterculiaceae which is also called as Java-Olive or wild almond tree. Looking into the importance of S. foetida L. the present experiment entitled effect of different growing media on germination and seedling growth of wild almond (Sterculia foetida L.) was conducted. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 6 treatments and 3 repetitions in which 10 seedlings per treatment per repetition were taken for study. From the result of experiment and foregoing discussion, the following conclusion can be drawn: Among all the growing media, soil:sand:vermicompost (2:1:1) found the most effective for seed germination, seedling growth and biomass parameters in Wild almond (S. foetida L.).
Keywords: Germination, seedling growth, wild almond, pulpwood