Standardization of growing media for haworthia pot plant

Investigation was carried out to standardize growing media for Haworthia attenuta, a popular succulent pot plant at Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. The experiment consisted of different growing media viz., M₁ -cocopeat + vermicompost + rice husk (6:1:3), M₂ -cocopeat + vermicompost + perlite (6:1:3), M₃ -cocopeat + vermicompost (9:1), M₄ -local black soil + vermicompost + sand (6:1:3), M₅ cocopeat+ vermicompost + charcoal (7:1:2), M₆ -sand + vermicompost (9:1) and M7-white grit+vermicompost (9:1) in 10×10 cm pot. The observations were recorded at every three months interval, and pooled data analysis of three years was done.Among different growing media, sand: vermicompost (9:1) was highly suitable with regard to plant height, plant spread and number of leaves. Further, number of suckers as well as root length and number of roots were observed maximum in sand: vermicompost (9:1) growing media. Thus, growing media comprising of sand: vermicompost (9:1) was highly suitable for growing Haworthia as pot culture to obtain better plant growth and quality.