Fayaz Ahmad
Karakuram Agricultural Research Institute for Northern Areas, Gilgit, Pakistan
Muzafar Ali Khan
Karakuram Agricultural Research Institute for Northern Areas, Gilgit, Pakistan
Razaullah Khan
Karakuram Agricultural Research Institute for Northern Areas, Gilgit, Pakistan
Falak Naz
Karakuram Agricultural Research Institute for Northern Areas, Gilgit, Pakistan
Maraj Alam
Karakuram Agricultural Research Institute for Northern Areas, Gilgit, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
The effect of different soil media and irrigation intervals on the growth of aerial plant parts of Sophora secundiflora was investigated. Seven different media i.e., sand, silt, clay, sand + silt (1:1), sand + clay (1:1) silt + clay (1:1) and sand + silt + clay (1:1:1) were subjected to different irrigation intervals i.e., daily irrigation, alternate day irrigation and irrigation with two days interval. Among the tested media sand + silt + clay showed statistically significant effect as regards plant survival (75.67%), plant height (20.80 cm), stem weight (6.41 g) and number of leaves per plant (23.02). Maximum germination (92.22%) was observed in sand + silt. Irrigation with two days interval significantly affected plant survival (66.42%), plant height (17.53 cm), stem weight (5.42 g) and number of leaves per plant (20.12). Germination percentage was maximum (86.19%) in seeds receiving daily irrigation. It can be concluded that medium sand +silt +clay irrigated with two days interval was found to be the best among the tested media and the irrigation intervals for the growth of aerial plant parts of Sophora secundiflora.
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Fayaz Ahmad, Muzafar Ali Khan, Razaullah Khan, Falak Naz and Maraj Alam, 2002. Effect of Different Soil Media and Irrigation Intervals on the Growth of Aerial Plant Parts of Sophora secundiflora. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 1: 91-92.
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2002.91.92
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2002.91.92
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2002.91.92
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2002.91.92