Usha Thakur1, Meenu Sood2, Jadhav Rani3* and Bandna Kumari4
1G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment,
Himachal Regional Centre, Mohal-Kullu, HP.
2Department of Forest products, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry,
Nauni, Solan, HP.
3PG Institute of Post Harvest Management, Killa- Roha, Dr BSKKV, Dapoli, MH.
2,4Department of Forest products, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and
Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP
email: ranijadhav2009@gmail.com
Received-07.12.2020, Revised-28.12.2020
Abstract: As a first step towards cultivation under mid hill conditions, seed germination study comparing different soil media under two field conditions especially to standardize nursery growth parameters was taken up.The study revealed Soil + Cocopeat + Vermicompost (1:1:1) mediaunder protected condition as the best media. As vermicompost production is quite costly than easily available FYM in the country, one can have the almost similar result by switching vermicompost with FYM in the media mixture. Maximum emergence percentage, shoot length and root length recorded was 27.83 %, 22.55 cmand 12.20 cm, respectively under mid hill conditions with 312.91%, 141.18% and 72.32% increase over control.
Keywords: Asparagusracemosus, emergence percent, root length, shoot length
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