National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001
*Corresponding author's E-mail: vkgarg4@rediffmail.com
A study was conducted to observe the effect of Zn, Cu and mixture of both as foliar spray (0.2%) applied twice, i.e. at vegetative growth and after emergence of spike on growth, floral characteristics and corm yield of gladiolus grown in partially reclaimed sodic soils. Results showed that mixture of Zn and Cu increased the vegetative growth and enhanced the floral characteristics like length of spike and number of florets per spike.
Sodic soils, micronutrients, gladiolus, floral characteristics
