Vol. 18 No. 1
Effect of growing media of serpentine layering on production of quality planting material of black pepper under Terai zone of West Bengal
Author(s): A. Thapa, S. Datta, A. N. Dey, U. Rai and S. Tamang
Abstract: Present investigation was outlined to study the effect of different growing media of serpentine layering on production of quality planting materials. It was carried out in the polyhouse at Instructional Farm, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal during 2016-17 and 2017-18. Experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications and ten treatments on variety Panniyur-1. Results revealed maximum survivability (94.00 % and 90.17 %) at 30 and 90 days after cutting of layers in media top soil + coir pith + vermicompost @ 1:1:1. Maximum planting material 53.67 per year was also produced by media top soil + coir pith + vermicompost @ 1:1:1 but was statically at par with Top soil + sand + vermicompost @ 1:1:1 and top soil + vermicompost @1:2. So, these three media may be considered for serpentine layer for production of planting materials of black pepper.