Research Article

Factors Affecting Seedling Emergence and Dry Matter Characteristics in Musa balbisiana Colla

Table 6

Effect of weaning media on growth, dry matter yield, and distribution in M. balbisiana seedlings.

Weaning mediaHt (cm)NLDry weight (g)Dry matter (%)
TDWRootStemLeafCormRootStemLeafCorm

151.47.025.532.8511.669.761.2512.439.7342.315.53
256.27.625.202.429.1011.422.2610.132.1549.588.14
345.07.112.081.584.425.410.6715.033.1046.125.82
452.28.020.642.575.6311.051.3912.428.0053.106.51
534.68.28.061.282.283.990.5217.127.4748.946.54
649.87.523.81.788.1311.861.317.6232.9153.775.69
LSD(0.05)6.420.87.620.765.062.971.015.048.147.882.47

Weaning media: 1: PM/TP/SD/RS; 2: PM/TP/RS; 3: PM/TP/SD; 4: PM/TP; 5: PM/SD; 6: PM/TP/SD; PM: poultry manure; TP: top soil; SD: sawdust and RS: river sand; Ht: height of seedling; NL: number of leaves; TDW: total dry weight.