Growth Performance of Sal in Mahamaya Central Forest Nursery (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh

R. Sinha; D.K. Yadav; M.K. Jhariya

Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2014

Growth Performance of Sal in Mahamaya Central Forest Nursery (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh

R. Sinha, D. K. Yadav, M. K. Jhariya

Abstract :

In the present study an attempt has been made to investigate the growth performance of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) in Sarguja Forest Division at Mahamaya central forest nursery during the year 2013–14. It is evident from the study that there are prominent variations in the seedlings height during the 6 months period and one year aged seedlings. The root shoot ratio at 6 months stage of sal seedling ranged between 0.67 to 0.82. The percent of average leaf infected was 49.50 per individual seedlings. During one year stage the mean total height and root length of the individual seedling was 42.40 cm and 17.93 cm, respectively. The total height of the seedlings ranged from 19.10 to 106.00 cm. Among the total leaf in a seedling the mean infected leaf percent was 37.73% at one year aged stage. The root shoot ratio at 1 year old sal seedling ranged between 0.31 to 0.74. The growth performance of the sal seedling is slower as compared to other tropical species in the nursery stage. Proper management practices should also be opted so that the good growth performance can be achieved.