Effect of pruning levels and bio-fertilizers on production of rose cut flowers

Two year old well established rose plants were used for the study to evaluate the effect of two factors i.e. pruning and bio-fertilizer each with five levels on the Vigor, yield, quality and economy of cut flower. The design used was 5² Factorial RBD with three replications. The number of cut flowers' per bush were recorded highest (16.18) when pruned at five bud with recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) + soil applied blo-fertilizers (SAB) + foliar spray of vermiwash. Derthe pruning, lower the cut flower number per bush were observed. Quality blooms were found to incrase with increase in severity of pruning up to one bud level. The recovery of grade C flowers with four and five bud level pruning were observed and no such cut flowers were obtained when pruned at 3, 2 & or 1 bud level. Bio-fertilizers influenced Significantly the number of cut flowers per bush and grade too. Number of cut flowers per bush at same level of runing were found significantly greater with F 4 (SAB + vermi-wash spray) followed by F₃ (SAB + Biodynamic), F₂ (SAB + Horne manure), F₁ (SAB) and F_o Control (RDF). Conclusively T₁₄ (pruned at 3 bud + SAB + foliar spray of vermiwash) treatment was found best in terms of economy of rose cut flower production at field level.