Research Article | Published: 07 January 2021

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

Poomaruthai Masilamani, Velanganni Alex Albert and Murugaiyan Baskar

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 43 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 31-34 | 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-8K8119 | Cite this article

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.

Keywords

Coal fly ash, Gypsum, Seedling growth, Stump quality and Tectona grandis

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Effect of gypsum and coal fly ash application on number of seedlings/m² in teak nursery

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Masilamani, P., Albert, V.A. and Baskar, M., 2020. Effect of Gypsum and Coal fly ash on Germination and Stump Quality of Teak (Tectona grandis L. f. ). Indian Journal of Forestry, 43(1), pp.31-34. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-8K8119

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 15 June 2020

Manuscript Revised on 24 July 2020

Manuscript Accepted on 30 July 2020

Manuscript Published on 07 January 2021

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