Effect of different potting media on the growth of Bullock’s heart (Annona reticulata L.)

Authors

  • Afreen A. Khot Research Scholar, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
  • R. A. Jadhav Research Scholar, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
  • F. A. Khot Research Scholar, Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
  • S. F. Pathan Research Scholar, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

potting media, Annona reticulata, growth, bullock’s heart, plant height, leaf area, root length

Abstract

The effect of different potting media on the growth of Bullock’s heart (Annona reticulata L.) was determined. The growth parameters viz. height (cm), number of leaves per seedling, leaf area (cm2), and root length (cm) were significantly influenced by different potting media. The highest seedling height (66.07 cm), number of leaves (23.40), leaf area (34.25 cm2), and root length (38.34 cm) were recorded in treatment T1 i.e. Soil + FYM (2:1). The lowest height (26.22 cm), number of leaves (12.67) and leaf area (17.73 cm2) were recorded in T4 i.e. Soil + Cocopeat (1:1). Whereas. the lowest root length (26.88 cm) was observed in T3 i.e. Soil + FYM (1:2). Among different growth parameters studied, all the potting media treatments had a non-significant effect on the number of side branches and length of side branches per seedling. It can be concluded that the growth performance of Bullock’s heart seedlings was the best in Soil +FYM (2:1) considering all the growth parameters studied. However, performance was also better in soil + vermicompost (1:1), soil + FYM + cocopeat (1:1:1) and FYM + vermicompost + cocopeat (1:1:1). Moreover, FYM + vermicompost + cocopeat (1:1:1) is a soilless medium understudy that also showed better results. With the view to reducing the weight of potting media or the use of soilless media to avoid soilborne diseases and promote good drainage, these potting medium has future prospects

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2022-04-22

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A. A. Khot, R. A. Jadhav, F. A. Khot, and S. F. Pathan, “Effect of different potting media on the growth of Bullock’s heart (Annona reticulata L.)”, Int. J. Phytol. Res., vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 14–17, Apr. 2022.

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