Flower yield and vase life of Gerbera in response to planting time and organic manures on Alfisol

Journal Title: Agricultural Advances - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3

Abstract

Variationin planting time and organic substrates are considered as two importantattributes influencing performance of Gerbera. An experiment was conducted with three dates of planting (15thMay, 15th June and 15th July) and three sources oforganic manures (Farmyard manure, Pig manure and vermicompost) on an Alfisolwith the aim to find out their suitable combination with respect to growth,floral characteristics, yield and vase life of Gerbera. Different dates of plantingshowed significant response on leaf area and plant height with 15thMay date of planting, whereas vermicompost used as organic nutrient sourceshowed sustained improvements in growth parameters (number of leaves), floralcharacteristics and flower yield parameters in addition to flower vase life.Among the different dates of planting, 15th June planting exhibitedmost favourable responses. Vase life of flowers remained unaffected withvariation in planting time, while FYM as organic substrate aided in extendingit.

Authors and Affiliations

A. Longchar*| Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema 797 106 Nagaland, India., R. Keditsu| Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema 797 106 Nagaland, India.

Keywords

Related Articles

Yield characteristics of goat’s meat in the semi-arid zone of north-western Nigeria

A study was conducted to characterize autochthonous goats of the semi-arid zone of North-western Nigeria for their meat potential. Thirty two intact male goats representing eight replicates of two breeds (Sokoto Red an...

Recent developments in diagnosis and management of nutrients constraints in acid lime

Acidlime is considered highly nutrient responsive crop. Occurrence of multiple nutrient deficienciesmakes the redressal of such nutrient deficiencies all the more complexexercise. Site specific nutrient management stu...

Prevalence of helminth parasites in Gallus domesticus from Gurez valley

During the study period of two years the prevalence of helminth parasites in domestic fowl from Gurez valley were analysed. A total of 137 domestic fowl were examined for helminth parasites from May 2013 to April 2015....

Influence of temperature humidity index on skin temperature of West African dwarf goats raised in Nigeria

The influence oftemperature humidity index (THI) on skin temperature of West African Dwarf(WAD) goats was evaluated. Based on the recordings of farm ambient temperatureand relative humidity, the study was conducted durin...

Optimization of zooplankton production from pig dung optimal dose: renewed medium

Present study was realized in the aim to optimize of a renewed medium for the production of zooplankton with pig dung. In fact, the experiment was carried out in triplicate in plastic buckets, grouped together by three...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP513
  • DOI -
  • Views 416
  • Downloads 23

How To Cite

A. Longchar*, R. Keditsu (2013). Flower yield and vase life of Gerbera in response to planting time and organic manures on Alfisol. Agricultural Advances, 2(3), 124-128. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-513