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Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2001 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 101-102
Research Article

Growth of Tea Seedlings Affected by Different Levels and Application Methods of NPK and Urea

A. Waheed
National Tea Research Institute (PARC), Shinkiari, Mansehra, NWFP, Pakistan
A. Jamal
Department of Horticulture, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
F.S.Hamid
Department of Horticulture, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
N. Ahmad
National Tea Research Institute (PARC), Shinkiari, Mansehra, NWFP, Pakistan
In this very experiment to find out the effect of NPK & Urea with different levels (4 & 8 2.gm/sqm.) and application methods i.e., broadcast & foliar spray on tea (Camellia sinensis L) seedlings in the nursery of National Tea Research Inst. Shinkiari during March to December 1999. Seedling for their plant height (cm), number of leaves, root length & root weight (gms) were observed. In the treatments of T4 & T5 Urea at 8 & 4 gm/sq.m (foliar spray) was found significant among each others in plant height, number of leaves, root length and root weight. However number of leaves and root weight were non-significant among each other`s. The seedlings treated in T2 and T3 by NPK as broadcast at 8 .8 & 4 gm/sq.m for (plant height, root length & root weight) were remained non-significant among each others except number of leaves and root weight respectively. Where as T1 (control) remained non-significant among all the treatments in all parameters. Urea at 8 & 4 gm/sq.m (foliar spray) showed the best performance in all the parameters statistically.
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