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Effects of soilless and soilbased nursery media on seedling emergence, growth and response to water stress of African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne)

dc.contributor.authorBaiyeri, K.P.
dc.contributor.authorMbah, B.N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:18:10Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:18:10Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationBaiyeri, K.P. & Mbah, B.N. (2006). Effects of soilless and soil-based nursery media on seedling emergence, growth and response to water stress of African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne). African Journal of Biotechnology, 5(15), 1405-1410.
dc.identifier.issn1684-5315
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3083
dc.description.abstractThe production of high quality seedlings for orchard and plantation establishment involves several cultural inputs. The quality of potting media perhaps stands out as the most important. Therefore, the effects of three soilless media and a soil-based medium on seedling emergence, seedling growth and susceptibility to water stress were studied using African breadfruit as a test crop. Most of the seedling parameters evaluated was significantly influenced by the potting media used. Percent seedling emergence and whole-plant dry matter content were higher in media 1:2:3 ricehull-based (ricehull :poultry manure : river sand, RHB) and 2:3:1 RHB. After induction of water stress, seedling grown in these media remained turgid for a longer period than those grown in media 1:2:3 soil-based (top soil : poultry manure : river sand, SB) and 1:4:3 RHB. Seedlings raised in the soil-based medium were generally poorer in most of the parameters measured. General growth responses and reaction to water stress suggested that media 1:2:3 RHB and 2:3:1 RHB were the best. Seedling grown in these media had delayed water stress symptom expression suggesting a better water economy.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPotting Media
dc.subjectPhysicochemical Properties
dc.subjectSeedling Growth
dc.subjectWater Stress
dc.subjectPoultry Manure
dc.subjectSoilless
dc.titleEffects of soilless and soilbased nursery media on seedling emergence, growth and response to water stress of African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne)
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nigeria
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectIntegrated Soil Fertility Management
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.iitasubjectSoil Health
cg.iitasubjectSoil Information
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectSoil Surveys And Mapping
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectDiseases Control
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
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