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J. Biosci. Agric. Res. | Volume 20, Issue 01, 1687-1693| https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.200119.205
​Article type: Research article|Received: 09.02.2019, Revised: 04.04.2019, Date of Publication: 14 April 2019.

​Effect of NPK fertilizers on seedling growth of mangrove species

Md. Abdul Quddus Miah and Md. Golam Moula
Plantation Trial Unit Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Barishal-8207, Bangladesh.

Abstract
An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilizers on seedling growth and survival of Heritiera fomes (sundri), Xylocarpus mekongensis (passur), Excoecaria agallocha (gewa), Ceriops decandra (goran) and Avicennia officinalis (baen) mangrove species of Bangladesh for nine months. Seedlings were raised in the nursery using plastic pots. NPK fertilizers with three treatments (control, 4 gm and 8 gm doses) were used two times when seedlings age was 3 and 6 months. The result showed that seedlings height growth of Excoecaria agallocha was enhanced significantly with the application of NPK fertilizers but it was shown negatively significant effect on height growth of Xylocarpus mekongensis after second time fertilizer application. Moreover, NPK application enhanced mortality of Avicennia officinalis and Ceriops decandra seedlings in both times of fertilizer application. But no effect of NPK fertilizers on seedlings growth and survival of Heritiera fomes were observed.     
 
Key words: NPK, Mangrove, Excoecaria agallocha, Xylocarpus mekongensis and Fertilizer effect

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