Abstract

                                Studies on nursery treatments in arecanut showed that the seedlings performance differed significantly due to container size and pot mixture. In particular, the larger size container (25 x 15 cm) with pot mixture of soil sand+ Vesicular- Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM) at 2:1:0.1 base produced vigourous seedlings followed by soil sand vermicompost at 2:1:1 mixture in nursery stage. It might be due to the better aeration in larger containers that facilitated easy root penetration and supply of adequate nutrients to the growing seedlings.

Key words : Arecanut, Vigourous seedling, Nursery mixture, Container size.