Effect of Moisture Absorbent Hydro Polymer on Growth of Nursery Coconut Seedlings in Sri Lanka

Coconut palm is one of the most important plantation crops in world. Selecting best planting materials for field assures higher productivity. Cost production coconut seedling very high nurseries, because as coir dust becoming scarce even within Triangle. The use potting mixture might not be feasible near future. Therefore, it to test suitability other options available replacing dust. Moisture absorbent hydro polymer (Zeba) alternatives used instead media seedlings. Thus, this experiment was conducted investigate effect moisture on growth seedlings and water retention characteristics media.
 carried a plant house laboratory at Agronomy Division, Research Institute Sri Lanka (CRI), Lunuwila. treatments were laid according Completely. Randomized Design (CRD) with twelve replicates. Different mixtures treatments. Growth parameters media; content holding capacity measured analyzed.
 There no significant difference (P>0.05) between tested girth root volume. results revealed that there (P<0.05) differences height, number fully opened leaves, leaf area, dry shoot weight, soil capacity. highest rate recorded T1 • leaves 10th 12th weeks after planting. (Top 4 kg+ organic manure kg) exhibited weight weight. Same mixture, T3 also showed considerable increase application can get maximum