Different Growth Media Effect on The Germination and Seedling Growth of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

Abstract

The study on the effect of different growth media on germination and seedling growth of Pennisetum glaucum (Pearl millet) was conducted, where two main research objectives were formulated to guide the researcher to investigate the effect of different growth media on germination and seedling growth of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucom) and to assess the different levels of growth and germination of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucom) on different media. The seeds were sown on three different media: compost vegetable waste, rice hull (husks), and compost wood bark. The finding reveals that the seedling growth performance of the compost waste vegetable has a high germination percentage. Plant height, no. of leaves, and steam diameter. Therefore, the government/policy makers should encourage farmers to use compost vegetable waste as growth media, and farmers should emphasize the use of vegetable growth media among the three different growth media.