Research Article | Published: 01 September 2010

Response of clonal Eucalypt (Eucalyptus Tereticornis) to different regimes of Irrigation

Baljit  Singh, Navneet Kaur and R. I. S. Gill

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 33 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 333-336 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-09TLMR | Cite this article

Abstract

The productivity of trees can be increased through improved cultural practices. A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of clonal Eucalypt (Eucalyptus tereticornis) in four irrigation treatments in Punjab. The four irrigation levels were: no irrigation, irrigation at cumulative pan evaporation (CPE) of 180, 120 and 60 mm. The growth parameters increased significantly with increase in the level of irrigation. These were the lowest in unirrigated plants (GBH 30.40 cm, height 9.59 m, clear bole 6.29 m and crown spread 7.13 m2) and the highest at 60 mm CPE (GBH 51.37 cm, height 18.24 m, clear bole 8.53 m and crown spread 10.92 m2). The concentrations of nutrients in the leaves of plants were the highest (N 13.8 g/kg, P 1.38 g/kg and K 7.8 g/kg) in unirrigated plants, which decreased significantly with increase in the level of irrigation.

Keywords

Productivity, Cultural disease, Irrigation treatments, Cumulative Pan Evaporation (CPE), Growth parameters, Nutrients, Unirrigated plants

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Singh, B., Kaur, N. and Gill, R.I.S., 2010. Response of clonal Eucalypt (Eucalyptus Tereticornis) to different regimes of Irrigation. Indian Journal of Forestry, 33(3), pp.333-336. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-09TLMR

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