Research Article | Published: 25 September 2018

Soil chemistry and seedling recruitment of Buxus wallichiana Baill. inhabiting North West Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Eshan Sharma, Uma Bharti, Upvan Bhushan and Namrata Sharma

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 41 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 293-297 | 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2018-SNI1YA | Cite this article

Abstract

Buxus wallichiana Baill. is economically important tree species of North West Himalayas including India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is perennial tree species that propagates naturally by seeds. Two populations of B. wallichiana were identified in Jammu and Kashmir state, India. These populations were studied for seed germination, soil chemistry and seedling recruitment. Seed germination was meager in laboratory conditions in both the populations; however in nature it is slightly higher. Soil chemistry for the presence of various micro and macro nutrients was also studied. Seedling recruitment was also studied under the canopy of mother plant as well as different distances from the mother plant. It was observed that percentage recruitment increased as the distance from the mother plant increased.

Keywords

Buxus wallichiana, Buxaceae, North West Himalayas Jammu and Kashmir, Seedling recruitment, Soil chemistry

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Sharma, E., Bharti, U., Bhushan, U. and Sharma, N., 2018. Soil chemistry and seedling recruitment of Buxus wallichiana Baill. inhabiting North West Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 41(3), pp.293-297. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2018-SNI1YA

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Manuscript Published on 25 September 2018

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