Evaluation of pot mixture for propagation of bamboo species (Bambusa tulda)

Authors

  • K. Raja Department of Seed Science and Technology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai – 625 104 (India)
  • K. Sivasubramaniam Department of Seed Science and Technology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai – 625 104 (India)
  • R. Geetha Department of Seed Science and Technology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai – 625 104 (India)
  • R. Anandham Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Agricultural College and Research Institute TNAU, Madurai – 625 104 (India)

Keywords:

Bamboo, Bambusa tulda, Biofertilizers, Nursery mixture, Seed propagation, Vermicompost

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to find out the suitable pot mixture for the improvement of the vigour of the seedlings in Bambusa tulda. Pot mixture containing soil + sand + vermicompost (2:1:1) recorded the maximum seedling survival (82.5%), seedling height (131.3 cm) and number of offsets (12.4) at 10 months after sowing.

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K. Raja, K. Sivasubramaniam, R. Geetha, & R. Anandham. (2021). Evaluation of pot mixture for propagation of bamboo species (Bambusa tulda). Range Management and Agroforestry, 33(2), 182–184. Retrieved from https://publications.rmsi.in/index.php/rma/article/view/492

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Articles