Effect of Growing Media on Dry Matter Accumulation in the Seedlings of Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana var. rotundifolia)

The media are composed of soil, organic matter, pond soil and sand for the fruit crop seedlings. The aim was to increase the porosity, the supplementation of the sand be carried out while the organic matter particularly, FYM and vermicompost added to enrich adequate nutrients for the seedling. A study on the effect of growing media on seedling growth of ber (Ziziphus mauritiana var. rotundifolia) was conducted during 2018–19 in the nursery at Experimental Orchard of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The media for the study were garden soil and sand with the different proportion of vermicompost, FYM and cocopeat constituting 16 treatments. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design. The results revealed that growing Media T₇: Garden soil + FYM + VC + CP (3:1:1:1) improved the seedling height, stem girth, leaf area, fresh and dry weight of shoot and root. Media T₇ having Garden soil + FYM + VC + CP (3:1:1:1) found better in improving the dry matter accumulation in ber seedlings.