Abstract
Gliricidia sepium - a deciduous bush which shed off its leaves during winter is one of the species worth for its utilization as ‘Biomass energy’ - the cheap, non-polluting, renewable source of energy. The leaf litter of the Gliricidia plants is being used to produce bioenergy by anaerobic digestion. The slurry obtained after anaerobic digestion has got high manurial value which can be used as organic manure for plants, and to increase soil fertility. In present investigation efforts have been made to find the manurial effect of digested residual slurry of G. sepium leaf litter on germination and seedling growth of G. sepium. It has been found that the fresh digested slurry obtained from the digester has reduced seed germination while dehydrated slurry promotes germination and growth of the seedlings.
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