STANDARDISATION OF CONTAINERS FOR GROWTH AND VIGOUR OF TREE SEEDLINGS IN THE NURSERY

Abstract

A nursery study was conducted in the College of Forestry, Vellanikkara, India to evaluate the effect of various types of containers on growth and vigour of three selected tree species in the nursery. The growth of seedlings in terms of height, girth and leaf production was found to be more when grown in plastic containers. Swietenia seedlings recorded a mean height of 50.1 cm and a girth of 2.1 cm, Terminalia species a mean height of 45.2 cm and a girth of 2.7 cm, and Ailanthus species a mean height of 28.8 cm and girth of 2.2 COT when grown in plastic containers. Leaf production was also found to be high in plastic containers.