GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF PLANTED NATIVE SPECIES AT AFORESTATION SITE

Abstract

: The present study represents the growth performance of planted native forest species in two plots of Modified Miyawaki Method of high density plantation obtained by rigorous field observations made throughout the year at Atal Anandwan High Density Plantation Site, Anandwan located in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra, India. Total 10480 native plants belonging to 71 different species were planted in 2.5 acres of land on 19 beds of 100 square meter area each from May to June, 2019. In the present study survival percentage and growth rate of 1,060 plants of 58 different species planted in two plots at the afforestation site were enumerated by recording the number of saplings established, shoot height and stem circumference at specific intervals. All the species planted at the afforestation exhibits 100 percent survival and follows the natural pattern in growth performance.