%0 Journal Article %T Effects of three biomaterials mixed with growing media on seedling quality of Prunus sargentii %A Aung Aung %A Byung Bae Park %A Huong Thi Thuy Dao %A Jeong Min Seo %A Min Seok Cho %A Si Ho Han %A Woo Bin Youn %J Forest Science and Technology %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2018.1557564 %X Abstract Quality of produced seedlings relies mainly on the substrate on which it grows and develops. In this study, three common biomaterials ¨C pine bark, carbonized rice husk and mushroom sawdust, were mixed with growing media in two ratios (10% and 20%) to assess their effects on growth and seedling quality of Prunus sargentii seedlings in containerized production system. Generally, 10% pine bark treatment showed the highest results among others in some parameters of seedling growth ¨C height and root collar diameter. For total biomass, 10% rice husk treatment was highest, followed by 10% pine bark treatment. Seedling quality index at 10% rice husk treatment resulted highest (24% increase compared to control) followed by 10% pine bark treatment (20% increase compared to control). Our results suggested that both rice husk and pine bark can be used in 10% mixed ratio to growing media to gain the qualified P. sargentii seedlings in forest nurseries, which in turn, will help to establish successful reforestation in the field %U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21580103.2018.1557564