Effect of soil media on peach seed germination and seedling growth in climatic conditions of Orakzai Agency (FATA).

摘要

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of different soil media on seed germination and seedling growth of peach during 2001 and 2002 in Pakistan. The different soil media, used alone and in combination, were farmyard manure (FYM), sawdust, canal silt, FYM+sawdust, FYM+canal silt, sawdust+silt and FYM+sawdust+silt. The different media showed non significant effect on seed germination of peach. However, the highest percent seed germination (44%) was observed in sawdust+canal silt, followed by silt alone (36.66%). The lowest seed germination (26.66%) was recorded in ordinary soil. Significant effect of different media was observed on seedling height and seedling girth. The maximum seedling height (98.67 cm) was recorded in FYM+sawdust, while the maximum seedling girth (5.25 cm) was found in FYM alone, closely followed by FYM+sawdust (5.24 cm). The minimum seedling height (57.00 cm) and girth (2.87 cm) were recorded in canal silt alone. The soil media used in combination improved both the germination and subsequently the growth compared to the soil media used alone.