1Present Address: Department of Crop Physiology, B. N. College of Agriculture, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur-784 176, Assam, India, (),
Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013, Assam, India
Online published on 19 March, 2018.
During 2008–09, a field experiment was conducted to study the effect of inorganic, organic and biofertilizers on flower yield and flower quality of tuberose. The results of the investigation revealed that the flower yield and flower quality of tuberose in terms of spike length, floret number/spike, rachis length, self life of spike and vase life of floret were significantly affected by different treatments. The plants treated with enriched compost @ 10 t/ha produced the best results in respect of all the above mentioned parameters followed by plants treated with enriched compost (10 t/ha)+biofertilizer. The highest benefit: cost ratio (3.38: 1) was calculated in tuberose treated with enriched compost @ 10 t/ha.
Flower quality, Organic fertilizers, Shelf life, Tuberose
