BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences

Web of Science
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2a

Influence of foliar application of nitrogen and plant growth regulators on growth, flowering and corm production of gladiolus cv. american beauty

  • Author:
  • B. B. Patel, J. R. Desai, G. D. Patel, H. F. Patel
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 415 to 417

Department of Floriculture, ASPEE college of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450

Online published on 6 May, 2013.

Abstract

Maximum value of plant height (79.2 cm2), leaf area (171.3 cm2), number of leaves (8.7), early emergence of spike (55.7 days), spike length (83.5 cm), number of florets per spike (12.7 cm) and flower diameter (10.9 cm), Vase life (13.5 days) and shelf life (15.7 days) were improved due to the application of GA3 300 ppm.

Keywords

Gladiolus, foliar application, nutrients, GA3, NAA, growth, flowering, corm, economics