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Effect of growing medium on early growth and survival of Uapaca kirkiana Müell Arg. seedlings in Malawi

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dc.contributor.author Mhango, Jarret
dc.contributor.author Akinnifesi, Festus K.
dc.contributor.author Mng’omba, Simon A.
dc.contributor.author Sileshi, G.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-28T19:06:19Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-28T19:06:19Z
dc.date.issued 2008-07-04
dc.identifier.citation Mhango, J., Akinnifesi, F. K., Mng’omba, S. A. & Sileshi, G. (2008). Effect of growing medium on early growth and survival of Uapaca kirkiana Müell Arg. seedlings in Malawi. African Journal of Biotechnology, 7(13), 2197-2202. 10.5897/AJB08.072 en_US
dc.identifier.uri 10.5897/AJB08.072
dc.identifier.uri https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/98165EB6415
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mzuni.ac.mw/handle/123456789/408
dc.description.abstract The use of appropriate growing medium has been an important factor influencing growth and survival of seedlings in the nursery. Raising Uapaca kirkiana rootstocks from seeds has been a challenge as pencil-size stem thickness is required before grafting can be done. An experiment was carried out with the objective of determining an effective growing medium that ensures survival and rapid growth of U. kirkiana seedlings. Ten different combinations of sand, forest soil and sawdust amended with four different levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizer were evaluated. The result showed that the growing medium comprising 75% forest soil and 25% sawdust produced the tallest seedlings with larger root collar diameter and higher survival at ten months after planting. Amending the same growing medium with fertilizer improved the root collar diameter of the seedlings. It is concluded that a growing medium comprising 75% forest soil and 25% sawdust and amended with NPK fertilizer was superior in improving U. kirkiana seedling growth to attain a suitable diameter for grafting within ten months. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Academic Journals en_US
dc.subject Forest soil en_US
dc.subject root collar diameter en_US
dc.subject seedling mortality en_US
dc.subject soil aeration en_US
dc.title Effect of growing medium on early growth and survival of Uapaca kirkiana Müell Arg. seedlings in Malawi en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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