Effect of container type and size on the growth and quality of seedlings of Indian sandalwood (<i>Santalum album</i>L.)

Annapurna, D.; Rathore, T. S.; Joshi, Geeta

doi:10.1080/00049158.2004.10676211

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“…The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the University of Guelph, Canada, with average temperatures ranging between 23 and 17 °C (day/night) and a 16-h photoperiod. Plants were grown in 164-mL root-trainer pots, the depth of which (0.21 m) reduced constraints on vertical root development, including coiling (Annapurna et al 2004). The pots were filled with a mixture of 20 % field soil, 55 % sand, and 25 % potting soil with no added nutrients (Sunshine mix #2: sphagnum peat moss, coarse perlite, and dolomitic limestone).…”

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Native and non-native ruderals experience similar plant–soil feedbacks and neighbor effects in a system where they coexist

2015

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Recent applications of coexistence theory to plant invasions posit that non-natives establish in resident communities through either niche differences or traits conferring them with fitness advantages, the former being associated with coexistence and the latter with dominance and competitive exclusion. Plant-soil feedback is a mechanism that is known to explain both coexistence and dominance. In a system where natives and non-natives appear to coexist, we explored how plant-soil feedbacks affect the performance of nine native and nine non-native ruderal species-the prevalent life-history strategy among non-natives-when grown alone and with a phytometer. We also conducted field samplings to estimate the abundance of the 18 species, and related feedbacks to abundances. We found that groups of native and non-native ruderals displayed similar frequencies of negative, positive, and neutral feedbacks, resulting in no detectable differences between natives and non-natives. Likewise, the phytometer exerted comparable negative impacts on native and non-native plants, which were unchanged by plant-soil feedbacks. Finally, feedbacks explained plant abundances only after removing one influential species which exhibited strong positive feedbacks but low abundance. Importantly, however, four out of five species with negative feedbacks were rare in the field. These findings suggest that soil feedbacks and plant-plant interactions do not confer an advantage to non-native over native species, but do contribute to the observed coexistence of these groups in the system. By comparing natives and non-natives with overlapping abundances and strategies, our work broadens understanding of the consequences of plant-soil feedbacks in plant invasion and, more generally, coexistence within plant communities.

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Native and non-native ruderals experience similar plant–soil feedbacks and neighbor effects in a system where they coexist

2015

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“…Problems usually associated with these conventional practices are the high bulk density, poor nutritional status and poor aeration of the medium, which limits the growth of seedlings, especially their roots; a consequence is poor survival and growth in the nursery as well as in the field. These issues can be addressed by the use of a balanced culture mixture, such as using an optimum culture medium, an optimum type and size of container or applying supplementary nutrition (Radomiljac, 1998a;Annapurna et al, 2004). S. album is an obligate root hemi-parasitic tree species and choosing a proper primary host during the nursery period is helpful to its growth (Rai, 1990;Radomiljac, 1998a;Radomiljac et al, 1999;Annapurna et al, 2006).…”

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Effects of different culture media on the growth of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) seedlings in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, southern China

Liu

Xie

et al. 2009

For. Stud. China

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We studied the effects of different culture media on the growth of India sandalwood (Santalum album L.) seedlings in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China. Five different growth substrates, lateritic subsoil, burnt soil, agricultural soil, peaty soil and coconut dust, were used as the basic culture materials and seven different treatments of composition were used as potting media. Kuhnia rosmarinifolia Vent. was used as a primary host plant for all treatments. Statistically significant differences were found between treatments in respects of survival rate (p < 0.001), height (p < 0.001), ground diameter (p < 0.001) and biomass (p = 0.002), as well as for quality index (p = 0.001) of S. album seedlings after 6-month growth in containers with different culture media. Among all treatments, the treatment combining burnt soil, peat and coconut dust in a weight ratio of 1:1:1 plus 2% calcium super-phosphate as basal manure achieved the best performance for most of the seedling growth parameters, including survival rate (98%), height (35.81 cm), ground diameter (0.56 cm), biomass (4.46 g) and quality index (0.65), followed by the treatment using only burnt soil plus 2% calcium super-phosphate as the culture medium (survival rate 86%, height 29.23 cm, ground diameter 0.48 cm, biomass 3.36 g and quality index 0.52), while the treatment using only lateritic subsoil plus the basal manure as the medium obtained the poorest results in survival rate (38%), height (12.04 cm), ground diameter (0.19 cm), biomass (0.26 g) and quality index (0.043). Increasing the proportion of lateritic subsoil in the medium when mixed with peat and coconut dust did not show statistically significant differences in survival, height, ground diameter, biomass nor in quality index. In consideration of cost, using burnt soil plus 2% calcium super-phosphate as basal manure may be the optimum culture medium for large-scale production of Indian sandalwood seedlings in Guangdong, southern China.

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“…This was also related to organic-rich potting medium (red soil + sand + FYM + P. fluorescens + PSB + Azospirillum) used in the study would have exhibited favourable physical and chemical properties in root trainers. In polybags with inadequate drainage, however, the same medium may have hindered root growth and consequently shoot growth of seedlings (Annapurna et al, 2004). …”

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Study of Suitability of Containers and Rooting Media for Growth and Rooting of Coffee Seedlings (Coffea arabica cv. Chandragiri)

D.¹,

Venkatesha²,

Shetty³

et al. 2017

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Effect of container type and size on the growth and quality of seedlings of Indian sandalwood (Santalum albumL.)

Cited by 32 publications

References 6 publications

Native and non-native ruderals experience similar plant–soil feedbacks and neighbor effects in a system where they coexist

Native and non-native ruderals experience similar plant–soil feedbacks and neighbor effects in a system where they coexist

Effects of different culture media on the growth of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) seedlings in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, southern China

Study of Suitability of Containers and Rooting Media for Growth and Rooting of Coffee Seedlings (Coffea arabica cv. Chandragiri)

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