Effect of different growing media on germination and growth of Terminalia mantaly L. under lath house conditions: The growth parameters of Terminalia mantaly L.

Terminalia mantaly is considered as one of the best plant for reforestation and its wood contains tannins, which is used for dyeing purposes (Fern, 2018). Propagation is the basic activity to create new plants and media plays an important role in it. Therefore, present study was designed to evaluate the response of terminalia seeds grown in different types of media (FYM, coco-peat and garden soil) in a randomized complete block design (RCBD). Weekly data was recorded on days to germination, days to 50 % germination, germination percentage and survival percentage while growth attributes including plant height, number of leaves, leaf length, and stem diameter. Results showed that coco-peat media recorded least days to germination and days to 50 % germination while highest survival percentage (94.44%), seedling height (20.50 cm), leaf length (8.45 cm), and stem diameter (3.17 mm). Farmyard manure media recorded highest germination percentage (47.20) and leaf width (5.45 cm) of terminalia seedlings. Least values were recorded for all parameters except number of leaves seedlings-1 (16.55), when grown in garden soil (control). Thus, concluded that coco-peat media is effective in both germination and growth of Terminalia mantaly.