Mango is a valuable income crop that significantly contributes to the food security. However, there was a severe shortage of information on the growth, production and developmental behaviour of different rootstock of mango in different growing media combinations. Accordingly, a study was conducted in 2019–20 at the Mango Research Institute in Multan, Pakistan, used a net house to test the efficacy of several pot media for nursery with different compositions on the seedling growth and development of plants. Mango seeds were planted in potting soil, top soil, sawdust, Farmyard manure, and FYM/sawdust (PM5) (PM4). Three independent trials were conducted using a randomised complete block design. Parameters of germination and development were measured and studied mathematically. The results showed that all of the germination and growth characteristics, except for shoot number, had a substantial influence on the outcome of the experiment. However, germination rate, stem diameter, shoot number, root number, and days to germination were not impacted by the potting medium. Except forstem diameter, shoot number, and internode length, the interaction effect of growth medium had a substantial impact on all other metrics. Mango producers would benefit from using most recommended pot media with the combination of farmyard manure: soil: sand with the ratio of 3:2:1 to increase production.
Mango nursery production under polybags is highly depend on application of various fertilizers for developing healthy and vigorous nursery plants. Mango nursery was grown in polybags placed undera nursery tunnel. The fertilizer (N:P:K 20:20:20) were applied as control or no application, 5g, 10g, 15g and 20g into the polybags after 30 days of seedling transplanting into poly pots followed by irrigation of 500ml water into the pots. The data was recorded after 30, 60 and 90 days intervals in terms of plant height, root length, number of leaves per plant, and number of vegetative flushes per plant after applying nutrition to the plants. The results revealed that the maximum plant height of 67.21cm was observed when pots were fertilized @ 10g per pot followed by irrigation of 500ml water. In comparison,the root length was 22cm, number of leaves per plant was 31.33, and the number of vegetative flushes 8 per plantwasobserved when mango nursery pots were fertilized with 10g per pot.
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