Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Adi Viswa Vardhan, Devi Singh, Atul Yadav, Vijay Bahadur, PK Shukla and Reena Lawrence

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted on “Effects of Vermiwash and different growing media on germination, seedling growth & longevity of Ber seeds (Ziziphus mauritiana) during Rabi season of 2021-22 with 9 treatments including control were conducted out in Randomized Block Design with three replications at Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The treatments comprised T0; controlled (soil + water), T1: wood / saw dust + vermiwash 100%, T2: cocopeat + vermiwash 100%, T3: vermiculite + vermiwash 100%, T4 worm casting + vermiwash 100%, T5: wood/saw dust + vermiwash 50%, T6: cocopeat + vermiwash 50%, T7: vermiculite + vermiwash 50%, T8: worm casting + vermiwash 50%. The application of Worm casting + Vermiwash 100% showed maximum height (8.2cm), highest number of leaves (9 leaves), Stem diameter (0.4cm), Leaf area (3.37cm), seed vigour index (272), root shoot ratio (0.86), Dry weight of root (0.7gm), Dry weight of shoot (1.2gm), length of longest tap root(4.3cm) and initiated in less number of days (14 days) to germinate.