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Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery

Perumal M, Wasli ME, Ho SY. 2019. Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery. Biodiversitas 20: 2110-2118. Better understanding and implementation of nursery cultural regimes to improve seedling quality wi...

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Main Authors: Mugunthan, Perumal, Mohd Effendi, Wasli, Ying, Ho Soo
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Language:English
Published: Society for Indonesian Biodiversity 2021
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SD Forestry
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46353/1/Influences%20of%20inorganic.pdf
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https://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/3932
https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d200803
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spelling my.unimas.ir-463532024-10-17T07:29:24Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46353/ Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery Mugunthan, Perumal Mohd Effendi, Wasli Ying, Ho Soo SD Forestry Perumal M, Wasli ME, Ho SY. 2019. Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery. Biodiversitas 20: 2110-2118. Better understanding and implementation of nursery cultural regimes to improve seedling quality with high survival capability and optimal growth potential are one of the pivotal aspects of a successful forest restoration program. An experiment was set to determine the influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers on the morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) P.S. Ashton seedlings. For seedling production, the pots were filled with a 1:1 mixture of topsoil and sand (v:v), following the standard forest nursery practice. Either a chemical fertilizer (CF, N: P: K = 10: 26: 10) or a blend of 360-day (80% elution of the ingredients at 25°C) controlled-instant release fertilizer (CIRF, N: P: K = 10: 26: 10) or a jellyfish fertilizer (JF, N: P: K = 13.1: 1.7: 0.03) was applied at the rate of 5 g per pot. The findings revealed that the morphological quality attributes of S. macrophylla seedlings treated with JF were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than the seedlings treated with CF and CIRF at the end of nursery growing season. Notwithstanding, in terms of seedling quality indicators, seedlings from all the treatments were fit to the general expectations of a balanced root to shoot ratio values (RS < 2) and the seedlings raised in the nursery were of sub-optimal quality. Consequently, stock quality evaluation requires the integration of both morphological and physiological attributes of seedlings that provides a more effective appraisal of the fitness of seedlings to become established for field planting. Society for Indonesian Biodiversity 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46353/1/Influences%20of%20inorganic.pdf Mugunthan, Perumal and Mohd Effendi, Wasli and Ying, Ho Soo (2021) Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery. B I O D I V E R S I T A S, 20 (8). pp. 2110-2118. ISSN 2085-4722 https://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/3932 https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d200803
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Mugunthan, Perumal
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
Ying, Ho Soo
Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery
description Perumal M, Wasli ME, Ho SY. 2019. Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery. Biodiversitas 20: 2110-2118. Better understanding and implementation of nursery cultural regimes to improve seedling quality with high survival capability and optimal growth potential are one of the pivotal aspects of a successful forest restoration program. An experiment was set to determine the influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers on the morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) P.S. Ashton seedlings. For seedling production, the pots were filled with a 1:1 mixture of topsoil and sand (v:v), following the standard forest nursery practice. Either a chemical fertilizer (CF, N: P: K = 10: 26: 10) or a blend of 360-day (80% elution of the ingredients at 25°C) controlled-instant release fertilizer (CIRF, N: P: K = 10: 26: 10) or a jellyfish fertilizer (JF, N: P: K = 13.1: 1.7: 0.03) was applied at the rate of 5 g per pot. The findings revealed that the morphological quality attributes of S. macrophylla seedlings treated with JF were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than the seedlings treated with CF and CIRF at the end of nursery growing season. Notwithstanding, in terms of seedling quality indicators, seedlings from all the treatments were fit to the general expectations of a balanced root to shoot ratio values (RS < 2) and the seedlings raised in the nursery were of sub-optimal quality. Consequently, stock quality evaluation requires the integration of both morphological and physiological attributes of seedlings that provides a more effective appraisal of the fitness of seedlings to become established for field planting.
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author Mugunthan, Perumal
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
Ying, Ho Soo
author_facet Mugunthan, Perumal
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
Ying, Ho Soo
author_sort Mugunthan, Perumal
title Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery
title_short Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery
title_full Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery
title_fullStr Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery
title_full_unstemmed Influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of Shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery
title_sort influences of inorganic and organic fertilizers to morphological quality attributes of shorea macrophylla seedlings in a tropical nursery
publisher Society for Indonesian Biodiversity
publishDate 2021
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46353/1/Influences%20of%20inorganic.pdf
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https://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/3932
https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d200803
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