Effect of Different Growing Media on Germination and Seedling Growth of Wild Almond (Sterculia foetida L.)

Sterculia foetida L. is a tropical endangered tree species belongs to the family Sterculiaceae which is also called as Java-Olive or wild almond tree. Looking into the importance of S. foetida L. the present experiment entitled effect of different growing media on germination and seedling growth of wild almond (Sterculia foetida L.) was conducted. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 6 treatments and 3 repetitions in which 10 seedlings per treatment per repetition were taken for study. From the result of experiment and foregoing discussion, the following conclusion can be drawn: Among all the growing media, soil:sand:vermicompost (2:1:1) found the most effective for seed germination, seedling growth and biomass parameters in Wild almond (S. foetida L.).