Influence of Vermicompost and Vermiwash in Growth Enhancement of Gmelina arborea Under Nursery Conditions

Abstract

The present study was carried out to record changes in growth performance of Gmelina arborea under nursery conditions. Three phased supplementation of vermicompost and vermiwash in separate and combind experimental sets has exhibited good growth promotion of G. arborea seedlings at 120 days. The results indicated that plant growth in terms of shoot height, root length, leaf area and biomass was enhanced in the soil treated with vermicompost as compoared to the non treated control. Impact of vermiwash on growth of plant has also been observed and it was very well comparable to the untreated control plants. However, combination of both did not affect much the performance of tree seedlings.