Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton

Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) Ashton locally known as chengal is endemic to Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. It is an important genera as it produces wood that has become the standard by which many others are compared. It is fairly widely distributed but found in scattered occurrence...

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Main Author: Zainudin, Siti Rubiah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1990
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9881/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9881/1/FH_1990_10_A.pdf
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description Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) Ashton locally known as chengal is endemic to Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. It is an important genera as it produces wood that has become the standard by which many others are compared. It is fairly widely distributed but found in scattered occurrence and at low numbers. This project focuses on the germination, seedling growth, presence of mycorrhiza and photosynthetic rates under different light conditions. Soil analysis and field observation of seedling distribution around the parent tree were also conducted. Germination of chengal was more rapid at lower light intensities than at higher light intensities. The germination percentage is also influenced by seed size i.e., the bigger the seed the better the germination. Treatment means for plant height and leaves showed no significant difference among treatments. However, the number of nodes was significant in all treatments.
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spelling upm-98812011-02-24T08:05:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9881/ Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton Zainudin, Siti Rubiah Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) Ashton locally known as chengal is endemic to Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. It is an important genera as it produces wood that has become the standard by which many others are compared. It is fairly widely distributed but found in scattered occurrence and at low numbers. This project focuses on the germination, seedling growth, presence of mycorrhiza and photosynthetic rates under different light conditions. Soil analysis and field observation of seedling distribution around the parent tree were also conducted. Germination of chengal was more rapid at lower light intensities than at higher light intensities. The germination percentage is also influenced by seed size i.e., the bigger the seed the better the germination. Treatment means for plant height and leaves showed no significant difference among treatments. However, the number of nodes was significant in all treatments. 1990 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9881/1/FH_1990_10_A.pdf Zainudin, Siti Rubiah (1990) Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton. Masters thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Chengal Trees - Malaysia English
spellingShingle Chengal
Trees - Malaysia
Zainudin, Siti Rubiah
Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton
title Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton
title_full Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton
title_fullStr Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton
title_full_unstemmed Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton
title_short Studies on Germination and Seedling Growth of Neobalanocarpus Heimii (King) Ashton
title_sort studies on germination and seedling growth of neobalanocarpus heimii (king) ashton
topic Chengal
Trees - Malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9881/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9881/1/FH_1990_10_A.pdf