BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Seedlings of Bambusa tidda Roxb. and Dendrocalamus strict us Nees were grown in the
nursery under four different light conditions, viz. sunlight, partial sunlight, shade, and
6 hours photoperiod up to nine months of age. Almost all the seedlings were dead (80 to
90%) under shade and 6-hr grolux electric light photoperiod conditions after 200 -270
days. Survival was highest (80-95%) under both sunlight and partial sunlight condition.
The seedlings were comparatively healthy, green and tall under partial sunlight. Under
these two light conditions seedings started clump formation within three months of age.
The clump formation was delayed and a very few bamboo seedlings formed weak clumps
under shade and 6 hours photoperiod conditons.
Growth response of Acacia mangium seedlings to cowdung and NPK fertilizers was studied in Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong. Use of cowdung and chemical fertilizers either individually or combinedly caused significant increase in seedlings’ height and biomass production. Application of cowdung alone in soil and soil-cowdung mixture at 3:1 ratio showed best performance to enhance both height increment and biomass production. The height growth and biomass production of A. mangium seedling ranked second when soil – cowdung mixture at the rate of 5 : 1 ratio was applied in combination with NP each at 60 ppm level. Chemical fertilizer alone showed less effect on the growth of the seedlings.
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