Effect of Rooting Media and Foliar Application of Micro-Nutrients on the Growth of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) Seedlings cv. Balaji

Author: Sankeerthana Kanike, Suresh Kumar T., P. Harikanth and B. Naveen Kumar

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Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at Horticultural Research Station, Konda Mallepally (Mndl.), Nalgonda (Dist.), during the period 2023. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design. The research experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media and foliar application of Arka Citrus Special on seedlings of acid lime cv. Balaji. The results revealed that T8 was best for days taken for initiation of germination (28.93 days), germination percent and survival percent (88.08%), growth rate (21.30 and 16.30), height of seedling (7.88 cm, 14.27 cm and 19.16 cm), shoot length (5.98 cm, 9.99 cm and 16.02 cm), number of leaves (10.30, 16.06 and 21.33), leaf area (3.75 cm2, 4.65 cm2 and 5.75 cm2), stem diameter (1.79 mm, 2.66 mm and 2.91mm), chlorophyll (SPAD) (56.68 mg, 60.20 mg and 61.00 mg), vigour index (693.75 cm, 1256.33 cm and 1868.84 cm), fresh weight of shoots (1.99 g), dry weight of shoots (0.78 g), fresh weight of roots (1.81 g), dry weight of roots (0.85 g), root length (6.38 cm) and survival percentage (82.62 %).

Keywords

Acid lime, Arka Citrus Special, growing media, seedlings

Conclusion

It can be concluded that among the different treatments, the growing media with combination of soil, farm yard manure (FYM) and vermicompost in equal proportions given the best results in T4. And also, in this study, the application of micro-nutrient spray Arka Citrus Special at 5 g / L was found to be superior as revealed by the results T8: T4 (Soil + FYM + Vermicompost – 1:1:1) + Micro-nutrient spray (Arka Citrus Special) 5 g / L, and it is followed by the best results in T7: T3 (soil + vermicompost) + micro nutrient spray (Arka Citrus Special) 5 g / L. Thus, it can be recommended to produce vigorous, healthy and superior quality acid lime seedlings.

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Sankeerthana Kanike, Suresh Kumar T., P. Harikanth and B. Naveen Kumar (2023). Effect of Rooting Media and Foliar Application of Micro-Nutrients on the Growth of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) Seedlings cv. Balaji. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(10): 1232-1235.