GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF SEVEN SPECIES OF ALBIZIA SEEDLINGS AT NURSERY STAGE IN BANGLADESH

Md. Abdul  Matin; Md. N. Islam  Khan

doi:10.53808/KUS.1999.1.2.277-282-Ls

Authors

Md. Abdul Matin Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Md. N. Islam Khan Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.1999.1.2.277-282-Ls

Keywords:

Albizia spp.; growth performances; nursery stage; seedlings

Abstract

Seedlings of Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth; A. lebbek (L.) Benth; A.chinensis (Osbeck) Merril; A. falcateria (L) Fosberg; A. odoratissima Benth; A. richardiana King and Prain and A. lucida Roxb.Benth. were raised in transparent polybags (10 cm X 15 cm) to study their growth performances at nursery stage in Bangladesh condition. Performance of seedlings growth of all the seven Albizia species showed strong correlation with seasonal variations (wet, semi-dry and dry season). Height and diameter growth continued to rise up in wet (April - July) and semi-dry (August - November) seasons whereas in dry period (December - March) there was practically no growth at all. Leaf formation also showed the same correlation with seasonal variations. Among all the seven Albizia species, A. procera, A. chinensis and A. falcateria seedlings showed the best performance and are recommended as plantation species in Bangladesh.

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