Interaction of Seedling Type and Seedling Morphology in Taurus Cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.)

Abstract

This study was carried out on 1+0 year containerized and bare-root seedlings, originated from a seed stand of Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich) to estimate effect on seedling morphology (height, root-collar diameter, root length, numbers of root and buds, fresh and dry weights). Containerized seedlings showed higher growth performance than bare-root seedlings. For instance, averages of height and root-collar diameter were 13.1 cm and 3.02 mm in containerized seedlings, while they were 6.2 cm and 2.07 mm in bare-root seedlings. 45% of seedling for height and 53% for root-collar diameter of bare-root seedlings were cull/unsuitable for plantation, while they was no any cull seedlings in containerized according to quality classes of Turkish Standard Institute. Significant difference (p<0.05) between seedling types for the characteristics were found according to results of variance analysis. Results of correlation analysis showed generally positive and significant (p<0.05) relations among the characteristics in both seedling types.

Keywords

• nursery
• cedrus libani
• quality
• taurus cedar
• variation