Abstract:
This experiment was conducted to optimize the potting medium and environmental
conditions for acclimatization tissue cultured banana plants (Musa acuminate). This
experiment was conducted in the farm area located in Wilaththawa, Bingiriya Kent
Agro Plantations.
The potential of incorporating different medium was examined in this study.
Accordingly, the objective of the study was to examine some combinations of
physical properties of incorporated materials and determine the impact of them on
plant growth of Tissue cultured Cavendish (Musa acuminate) plant. The study was
conducted under-protected agriculture condition to obtain confirmed results.
Different combinations of potting media/treatments were used in
this experiment such as coir pith (T1), coir pith and sand (T2); sand, top soil and
compost (T3); coir pellet (T4); sand, cow dung and top soil (T5); paddy husk, charcoal
and compost (T6); poultry manure, sand and top soil (T7), Goat manure, sand and
topsoil (T8); sand, coir pith and charcoal (T9) and Top soil (T10). A Completely
Randomized Design (CRD) was carried out in this study.
The parameters measured during the experiment were Plant height, root growth, stem
circumference and leaf number. Data will be checked for normal distribution by using
suitable descriptive statistical method. Analysis of variance will be used to compare
the effect of treatment combinations by using Statistical software such as Minitab 19.
Therefore, this study was conducted to find out suitable growing media for Cavendish
banana.
