Abstract:
A pot experiment was conducted at the agroforestry farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka during July 2020 to November 2020 to examine the establishment of
Moringa seedling under the effect of saline soil. The experiment was set up by taking a
single factor: Salinity. The factor had
six (6) different levels viz., T
0
= 2 ds m
= 4
ds m
-1
, T
2
= 6 ds m
-1
, T
3
= 8 ds m
-1
, T
4
= 10 ds m
-1
, and T
5
= 12 ds m
-1
. The experiment
was laid out on
simple Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four
replications. Experimental result revealed that in terms of germination percentage
(87.5% and 100% at 10 DAS and 15 DAS, respectively), plant height, number of leaves
plant
-1
, branch length, shoot length, and root length, as well as total fresh weight (16.2
g), shoot fresh weight, and root fresh weight, total dry weight (4.97 g), and shoot dry
weight and root dry weight, the
T
treatment
showed the best performance. While
increasing salinity drastically impact on moringa seedling and in this experiment the
T
0
treatment had shown the worst results in terms of germination percentage (25% and
31.25% at 10 DAS and 15 DAS, respectively), plant height, number of leaves per plant
1
, branch length, shoot length, and root length. Total fresh weight (3.07 g), shoot fresh
weight, and root fresh weight (0.50 g), as well as total dry weight (0.50 g), shoot dry
weight, and root dry weight, were also low
T
5
(12 ds m
-1
) treatment. As the saline
content increased, the effect of salt on had a negative impact on seed germination and
seedling of moringa seedling.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGROFORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
