Improvement of the Performance of Enhalus acoroides Seedling in Field Using Bamboo Boxes: Short Communication | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||
| Article 50, Volume 28, Issue 1, January and February 2024, Pages 1443-1454 PDF (819.13 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2024.341436 | ||
| Author | ||
| Aditya Hikmat Nugraha et al. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The restoration of the seagrass ecosystem is one of the solutions to address the decline in the seagrass ecosystems worldwide. The restoration of seagrass ecosystems using generative techniques has several advantages including protecting seagrass diversity in nature. The use of seagrass seeds in ecosystem restoration using generative techniques has several challenges including the low survival rate due to the hydrodynamic activity and predation of seagrass seeds. In this study, an attempt was made to use E. acoroides seeds from the fruit to be planted in seagrass ecosystems with bamboo boxes for seed protection. Seagrass nurseries were carried out in the field in two locations with different environmental characteristics. The first was a sand substrate, while the second was a sandy mud substrate. The results showed that all the seeds planted in the field grew at the start of planting. The survival rate of seagrass seedlings produced in this study was better than previous studies that carried out seagrass seeding directly in the field. Seagrass seeds planted in the second location had better growth and morphometrics than the first station. Based on the study's results, it was deduced that storing seagrass seeds in boxes can be used as an alternative method for survival rate improvement in the seagrass seedling process. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| E.acoroides; Generative; Restoration; Seagrass; Seed | ||
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