Abstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the influence of various biofertilizer-enriched potting media on the survival and growth performance of air-layered saplings of water apple (Syzygium samarangense L.) under tropical conditions. Mature shoots from 2-year old trees at the Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (KITS), Coimbatore, were air-layered using IBA at 2000, 3000 and 4000 mg L-1 concentrations, with sphagnum moss and cocopeat as rooting media during August to October, 2022. Successfully rooted layers were transplanted into 7 different potting mixtures consisting of soil, sand and farmyard manure (FYM) (1:1:1) either alone (control) or amended with various biofertilizers including Trichoderma viride, vermiwash (1 %), humic acid, Azospirillum brasilense, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM). The study was conducted using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) comprising 3 replications. Plant height, leaf number, shoot number, root parameters and survival percentage were observed at 30, 60 and 90 days after potting (DAP). Results revealed that potting media enriched with vermiwash - 1 % (T₃) significantly outperformed other treatments, showing the highest survival rate (100 %) and superior root attributes, including root length (21.80 cm), primary roots number (43.35), secondary roots number (89.17) and primary root diameter (3.50 mm) at 90 DAP. The study concludes that the integration of vermiwash with a soil, sand and FYM base enhances the survivability and root development of water apple air layers, offering a promising technique for efficient propagation under tropical nursery conditions.
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Claim · model-written summary
Potting media enriched with 1% vermiwash significantly outperformed other treatments in survival of air-layered water apple, with the highest survival rate of 100%.
- Taxon
- Syzygium samarangense
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Syzygium samarangenset0 - Treatment
- vermiwash - 1 %e1
- Outcome
- survival ratee3
- Direction
- higheste3
- Value
- 100 %e3
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“Syzygium samarangense L.”
e1“potting media enriched with vermiwash - 1 %”
e2“significantly outperformed other treatments”
e3“the highest survival rate (100 %)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potting media enriched with 1% vermiwash gave superior root length of 21.80 cm at 90 DAP compared with other treatments in air-layered water apple.
- Taxon
- Syzygium samarangenseSyzygium samarangenset0
- Treatment
- vermiwash - 1 %e1
- Outcome
- root lengthe3
- Direction
- superiore3
- Value
- 21.80 cme3
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Syzygium samarangense L.”
e1“potting media enriched with vermiwash - 1 %”
e2“significantly outperformed other treatments”
e3“superior root attributes, including root length (21.80 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potting media enriched with 1% vermiwash gave a primary roots number of 43.35 in air-layered water apple, higher than other treatments.
- Taxon
- Syzygium samarangenseSyzygium samarangenset0
- Treatment
- vermiwash - 1 %e1
- Outcome
- primary roots numbere3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 43.35e3
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Syzygium samarangense L.”
e1“potting media enriched with vermiwash - 1 %”
e2“significantly outperformed other treatments”
e3“primary roots number (43.35)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potting media enriched with 1% vermiwash gave a secondary roots number of 89.17 in air-layered water apple, higher than other treatments.
- Taxon
- Syzygium samarangenseSyzygium samarangenset0
- Treatment
- vermiwash - 1 %e1
- Outcome
- secondary roots numbere3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 89.17e3
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Syzygium samarangense L.”
e1“potting media enriched with vermiwash - 1 %”
e2“significantly outperformed other treatments”
e3“secondary roots number (89.17)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potting media enriched with 1% vermiwash gave a primary root diameter of 3.50 mm at 90 DAP in air-layered water apple, higher than other treatments.
- Taxon
- Syzygium samarangenseSyzygium samarangenset0
- Treatment
- vermiwash - 1 %e1
- Outcome
- primary root diametere3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 3.50 mme3
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Syzygium samarangense L.”
e1“potting media enriched with vermiwash - 1 %”
e2“significantly outperformed other treatments”
e3“primary root diameter (3.50 mm)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that integrating vermiwash with a soil, sand and FYM base is a promising technique for efficient propagation of water apple air layers under tropical nursery conditions.
- Taxon
- Syzygium samarangenseSyzygium samarangenset0
- Outcome
- efficient propagatione1
- Setting
- tropical nursery conditionse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Syzygium samarangense L.”
e1“offering a promising technique for efficient propagation under tropical nursery conditions”