Effect of Growth Regulators on Plant Height of Foliage Plants
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
The study on “Effect of Growth Regulators on Plant Height of Foliage Plants” was conducted during 2013- 2014 in the Department of Pomology and Floriculture, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara. The main objective of the study is to determine the effect of application of growth retardants on plant canopy and subsequent interior performance of selected foliage plants. Six species of foliage plants viz., Dieffenbachia amoena and Dracaena sanderiana (Upright type), Syngonium podophyllum and Scindapsus aureus (Climbing type), Ficus benjamina and Schefflera arboricola (Tree like) were selected for the study. The selected foliage plants were kept under greenhouse with 50% shade. Growth retarding chemicals viz., ancymidol, paclobutrazol, B-nine and cycocel with two concentrations each, were applied at three months and six months after planting. Observations on quantitative and qualitative characters were recorded. Among the quantitative characters, the plant height was lowest in T4 (cycocel 1000 ppm) in upright plants and T2 (ancymidol 1000 ppm) in Scindapsus aureus with the highest in control. The lowest plant spread was due to T7 (cycocel 1000 ppm) in Dracaena sanderiana and T8 (cycocel 2000 ppm) in Dieffenbachia amoena with the highest in control..
Authors and Affiliations
V. Chaitanya, K. Sadhana, P. Purushotham, G. Anusha, G. Sharon Rose
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