Effect of charcoal powder of bamboo on the growth of wild Albizia lebbeck seedlings

Abstract

This study assessed the effect of bamboo charcoal powder on the growth of Albizia lebbeck. The seedlings of Albizia lebbeck were raised in polythene

pots and subjected to different mass quantities of bamboo charcoal Powder which were 0.001 kg, 0.002 kg, 0.003 kg and control (no bamboo

charcoal powder). The treatments were replicated four times, tted into a completely randomized design. The experiment was observed for twelve

 weeks.the growth parameter assessed were plant height,stem girth and leaf production. The data collected were subjected to analysis of variance

in order to determine the effect of the different rates of bamboo charcoal powder application on the growth of Albizia lebbeck. The results indicated

that growth parameters were improved in distinct ways. Stem girth was the only growth parameter that reached statistical signicance. The

charcoal application rate of 0.003 kg signicantly enhanced the growth more than other treatments, with stem girth of 2.83 cm. Similar trend was

also observed on plant height and leaf production. It is therefore recommended that the use of charcoal at application rate of 0.003 kg

should be encouraged for use at nursery stage for better growth performance of Albizia lebbeck.