Abstract
In order to assess the effect of different combinations of flyash and soil on forest species and dryland fruit crops, a pot culture experiment was conducted with five flyash and soil levels, i.e., T1 (flyash alone), T2 (3:1 flyash and soil), T3 (1:1 flyash and soil), T4 (1:3 flyash and soil) and T5 (soil alone) using nilgiri (Eucalyptus globulus), neem (Azadirachta indica), custard apple (Annona squamosa) and jamun (Syzigium cumini) at Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani during 1995-96. The results revealed that plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, root weight and shoot weight of the plants were affected significantly at varied periodicity due to different flyash and soil combinations. Among the treatments tested for various growth parameters of the plants, soil alone was proved to be the best media followed by 1:3 flyash and soil combination. However, nilgiri and jamun can survive equally good on higher proportion of flyash.
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