Agricultural Science Digest
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 1

Sprouting behaviour of rhizomes of ramie {Boehmeria nivea (L) Gaud} varieties under different levels of fertilizers

  • Author:
  • S. Bordoloi1,2, P. Barua1, P.K. Baruah1,3, B.P. Mishra1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 1 to 5

1Division of Plant Science and Ecology, Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat-785 006, India.

2Department of Sericulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013.

3Department of Life Science, Dibrugarh University, Assam.

Abstract

Results revealed that different sprouting characteristics were significantly affected by variety and fertilizer levels. Among the four varieties tested R-1449 resulted significantly better and R-1452 resulted poor sprouting characteristics. In respect of fertilizer levels, sprouting characteristics were found to be better under 40:20:20 kg NPK/ha as compared to 60:30:30 and 30:15:15 kg NPK/ha, however 20:10:10 kg NPK/ha resulted poor sprouting behaviour. In comparison to the seasons, all the sprouting characteristics were found to be superior during June over July and August and low in May.