| Pak. J. Bot., 38(3): 623-629, 2006. | Back to Contents | ||||
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EVALUATION OF POTTING MEDIA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ROUGH LEMON NURSERY STOCK M. MUMTAZ KHAN*, M. AZAM KHAN, MAZHAR ABBAS, MUHAMMAD J. JASKANI, M. A. ALI AND HAIDER ABBAS**
Abstract: Effect of different potting media on growth of rough lemon (Citrus
jambhiri L.) rootstock was studied. Freshly harvested seeds of rough
lemon were germinated in flat trays of sterilized sand under greenhouse
conditions. Six week old seedlings, uniform in size were transplanted
from trays to pots (15x15 cm). Leaf manure, peat, spent compost of oyster
and button mushroom were added in different compositions with soil,
sand, leaf manure and farmyard manure (FYM). Physical and chemical characteristics
of different media combination were studied. Data was collected on monthly
basis for plant growth parameters. Sand +peat (1:1) proved to be a superior
potting medium followed by sand + peat + spent compost of Button mushroom
(1:1:1) for growth of rough lemon (C. jambhiri) nursery stock.
Citrus Nursery Sanitation Lab., Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan.
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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