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Working Paper Series
WP0153-11
TitlePerformance of Three Rambutan Varieties (Nephelium lappaceum L.) on Various Nursery Media
AuthorKhalilal Mitras, James M Roshetko, Sabaruddin and Nurhayati
Year2011
PublisherWorld Agroforestry Centre - ICRAF, SEA Regional Office
City of PublicationBogor, Indonesia
Series NumberICRAF Working Paper no 136. http://dx.doi.org/10.5716/WP11232.PDF
Number of Pages10
Call NumberWP0153-11
Keywordsvegetative propagation, farmer propagation practices, rootstock quality, post-disaster and post-conflict land rehabilitation
Abstract:
The growth of three rambutan varieties (Nephelium lappaceum L.) was evaluated on three different nursery media at the agricultural experimental station of Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam Banda Aceh. The seed of rambutan varieties glu, nona and binjai were collected from a community plantation in Padang Tiji district. The nursery medium tested included a farmer-made compost and two researcher-made composts. The experimental design used was a factorial Randomize Complete Block Design (RCBD) 3 varieties x 3 nursery media, replicated three times. The growth parameters measured were seedling height (cm), stem diameter (mm), leaf area (cm2), fresh weight of seedlings (g), dried weight of seedlings (g), root length (cm), root number, and root weight (g). Measurements were madeat 30, 45, 60 and 75 days after planting. Analysis of variance and honestly significant difference tests were used to analyze the growth data. Results show that variety glu had greater diameter growth and dry weight than other varieties; supporting local beliefs and practice that variety glu is a better rootstock. Additionally, the farmer compost promoted significantly better root growth compared to the other composts.
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