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Effect of Growing Media and Growing Condition on Seedling Growth of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. L-49

Author: Surender Singh, Chandana B.S. and Shahroon Khan

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of different growing media and growing conditions on seedling growth of guava in L-49 variety. The growing of guava seedlings requires optimum growing media for better growth of guava plants. The experiment was carried out at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar at Precision Farming Development Centre (PFDC) during 2021-2022. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) comprising of ten treatments and three replications with two environmental conditions (open field and polyhouse). The experiment results indicated that T7-garden soil: FYM: vermicompost (2:1:1) recorded the maximum height of seedlings, stem girth, internodal length, number of leaves, survival percent and leaf area, T8-garden soil+ FYM + cocopeat (2:1:1) found at par with T7 for growing parameters. All the parameters found superior under polyhouse condition compared to open field condition. The best growing media identified in present study will help the farmers and nursery professionals for better growth of guava seedlings and help to reduced mortality in guava seedlings.

Keywords

Garden soil, guava, seedlings and vermicompost

Conclusion

All the parameters seedling heights, stem girth, internodal, number of leaves and survival percentage were found better than control. The results obtained with respect to height of seedling, stem girth, internodal length and number of leaves of guava seedlings were found maximum in T7- garden soil + FYM + vermicompost (2:1:1) at 60, 90, 120 DAS as compared to other treatments. The highest survival percentage and leaf area of seedling were also found best in T7 treatment 120 DAS. The results also revealed that among the growing conditions poly house found best for all growing parameters compared to open field condition.

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How to cite this article

Surender Singh, Chandana B.S. and Shahroon Khan (2023). Effect of Growing Media and Growing Condition on Seedling Growth of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. L-49. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(10): 1455-1459.