Effect of drought stress on morphological characters of four tree species at seedling stage

dc.contributor.author	Lakmini, WGD
dc.contributor.author	Palihakkara, IR
dc.contributor.author	Priyadarshani, NDN
dc.contributor.author	Senevirathna, GSS
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-23T03:45:46Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-23T03:45:46Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/5437
dc.description.abstract	The effect of drought stress on morphological characters in seedling of four forest tree species namely Neem (A^odiracta indica), Tamarind (Tatnarindus indica), Milla (Uitexpinnata) and Teak (Tectonagrandis) were studied. Three levels of drought stress (30, 50 and 70 % of field capacity) were imposed on four month’s old seedlings for 60, 90 and 120 days. Seedling height, leaf number, root length, root volume and dry matter declined with increasing levels of drought stress. The lowest rate of reduction in seedling height, leaf number, root length and total dry matter content was observed in tamarind, which indicates its relatively greater drought tolerance.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	University Of Ruhuna	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University Of Ruhuna	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	;AP-6388-288
dc.subject	drought stress	en_US
dc.subject	forest trees,	en_US
dc.subject	morphological characters	en_US
dc.subject	tamarind	en_US
dc.title	Effect of drought stress on morphological characters of four tree species at seedling stage	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US