The Effect of Planting Media of Vermicompost on Growth of Banana (Musa sp. cv. Namwa Mali-Ong) and Teak (Mahaesak) Plantlets from Tissue Culture
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Banana (Musa sp. cv. Namwa Mali-Ong), teak (Mahaesak), vermicompost, tissue culture, growing mediaAbstract
Effect of planting media on growth and development of banana (Musa sp. cv. Namwa Mali-Ong) and teak (Mahaesak) plantlets from tissue culture was studied. The experimental was designed as completely randomized design (CRD), using 7 different types of plant media, i. e., (1) vermicompost (2) soil (3) coir dust (4) peat moss (5) soil: vermicompost (1:1 v/v) (6) coir dust: vermicompost (1:1 v/v) and (7) peat moss: vermicompost (1: 1 v/v). The growth and development of banana “Namwa Mali-Ong” plantlets from tissue culture had 10 replications per treatment. The effect of planting media on growth and development of teak plantlets had 4 replications with 6 plantlets per replication. The results showed that banana “Namwa Mali-Ong” plantlets had the highest plant height when cultivated in commercial soil and commercial soil: vermicompost (1:1 v/v). Mahaesak plantlets were planted in coir dust, peat moss, coir dust: vermicompost (1:1 v/v) and peat moss: vermicompost (1:1 v/v) revealed the highest plant height. While, the planting media mixed with vermicompost had a negative effect on the root growth of mahaesak in terms of root number and root length. The resulted indicated that the planting media mixed with vermicompost at the ratio of 1:1 by volume was not suitable for banana “Namwa Mali-Ong” and Mahaesak plantlets from tissue culture.
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