Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions
The paper describes the germination behaviour of Calamus longisetus Griff. seeds under three different pre-sowing treatments and seedlings growth performance in nursery and field condition. Whole fruits, seeds with pulp and cleaned seeds were sown in germination trays filled with soils mixed with de...
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| author | Haider, M. Rafiqul Alam, Md. Sah Hossain, Md. Aktar Ab Shukor, Nor Aini |
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| description | The paper describes the germination behaviour of Calamus longisetus Griff. seeds under three different pre-sowing treatments and seedlings growth performance in nursery and field condition. Whole fruits, seeds with pulp and cleaned seeds were sown in germination trays filled with soils mixed with decomposed cowdung at a ratio of 3:1. The growth performance of the seedlings were determined by transferring the young seedlings (having 2 – 3 leaves) from germination bed to the polybags filled with soil mix followed by outplanting (at 1-year old) in the field. Germination percentage was significantly (p ≤0.001) enhanced by the pre-sowing treatment where the highest germination percentage was in cleaned seeds followed by the seeds with pulp and lowest in whole fruits. The survival percentage was over 91% in the field after one year and the average height 126.2 cm after two years of planting. Clean seeds for nursery raising and one-year old seedlings for outplanting were found suitable for raising successful plantations for the species. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-379542015-12-15T03:43:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37954/ Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions Haider, M. Rafiqul Alam, Md. Sah Hossain, Md. Aktar Ab Shukor, Nor Aini The paper describes the germination behaviour of Calamus longisetus Griff. seeds under three different pre-sowing treatments and seedlings growth performance in nursery and field condition. Whole fruits, seeds with pulp and cleaned seeds were sown in germination trays filled with soils mixed with decomposed cowdung at a ratio of 3:1. The growth performance of the seedlings were determined by transferring the young seedlings (having 2 – 3 leaves) from germination bed to the polybags filled with soil mix followed by outplanting (at 1-year old) in the field. Germination percentage was significantly (p ≤0.001) enhanced by the pre-sowing treatment where the highest germination percentage was in cleaned seeds followed by the seeds with pulp and lowest in whole fruits. The survival percentage was over 91% in the field after one year and the average height 126.2 cm after two years of planting. Clean seeds for nursery raising and one-year old seedlings for outplanting were found suitable for raising successful plantations for the species. WFL Publisher 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37954/1/Impact%20of%20pre-sowing%20treatment%20on%20seed%20germination%20and%20seedlings%20growth%20attributes%20of%20Calamus%20longisetus%20Griff.%20at%20nursery%20and%20field%20conditions.pdf Haider, M. Rafiqul and Alam, Md. Sah and Hossain, Md. Aktar and Ab Shukor, Nor Aini (2014) Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 12 (3&4). pp. 395-399. ISSN 1459-0255; ESSN: 1459-0263 http://world-food.net/impact-of-pre-sowing-treatment-on-seed-germination-and-seedlings-growth-attributes-of-calamus-longisetus-griff-at-nursery-and-field-conditions/ |
| spellingShingle | Haider, M. Rafiqul Alam, Md. Sah Hossain, Md. Aktar Ab Shukor, Nor Aini Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions |
| title | Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions |
| title_full | Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions |
| title_fullStr | Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions |
| title_short | Impact of pre-sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Calamus longisetus Griff. at nursery and field conditions |
| title_sort | impact of pre sowing treatment on seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of calamus longisetus griff at nursery and field conditions |
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