PRABHAKAR, MUKESHDAS, JYOTIRADITYA2020-09-172020-09-172020-09https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810151429ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on germination and growth performance of Myrica esculenta Buch.Ham. under nursery condition” was conducted in nursery of the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230 (HP) during 2019-2020. Myrica esculenta is a medically important shrub /medium to large tree belong to the family Myricaceae. There is enormous biotic pressure on this species and natural regeneration is poor. It is very hard to propagate Myrica esculenta through root suckers and stem cuttings. A very little information is available concerning the germination of this species. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to examine the interaction effect of different pre-sowing seed treatments, growing media and container types on the germination behaviour and seedling vigour of Myrica esculenta. The harvested seeds were pretreated with various pre-sowing treatments and sown in different containers consisting of various potting mixtures and the study was conducted under nursery conditions. From the present investigation it is concluded that in nursery conditions treatment of seeds with beejamrita for a period of 3 weeks (T5) and subsequently sown in growing media consisting of soil + sand + vermicompost in ratio 1:1:1 (M4) excelled over other treatments and registered maximum germination percent (32.40%), germination value (0.50), germination energy (24.44%) along with minimum germination period (47.00 days) and energy period (36.00 days). Along with that the maximum seedling vigour including the growth, biomass and quality parameters, was recorded in the seeds pretreated with beejamrita for a period of 3 weeks (T5) and subsequently sown in root trainers of size 250 cc (C3) consisting of growing media soil + sand + vermicompost in ratio 1:1:1 (M4).EnglishThesis