Growth of tea cuttings in different soil media
2000
Hamid, F.S. | Amin, R. | Ahmad, N. | Waheed, A. (National Tea Research Inst., Mansehra (Pakistan))
The study on the effect of different soil media on tea cuttings was conducted at the National Tea Research Institute (NTRI), Shinkiari (Mansehra) during the year 1997-98. The soil under test was clay loam with pH of 6.0. The soil was ameliorated with single super phosphate, aluminum sulphate and elemental sulphur to see the comparative effect of increasing the soil acidity and in turn the effect on soil pH and the growth of tea cuttings obtained from matured tea bushes over a period of one year. Although the effect of above three chemicals increasing soil acidity was pronounced but aluminum sulphate and sulphur significantly lowered the soil pH in addition to the growth (roots and shoots) of tea cuttings. The effect of both these chemicals were found to be at par statistically. However, easy availability of the elemental sulphur at cheaper rate was found. to be prominent over aluminum sulphate for tea cutting in the prospective tea growing areas of Pakistan.
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