Division of Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Sher-e-Kaslimir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-191 121, Jammu and Kashmir, e-mail: fukhanskuastk@rediffmail.com
An experiment was conducted at the Division of Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, at SKUAST (K), Shalirnar, to study the effect of 13 different growing media on cut flower and bulb production in tulip in two consecutive growing seasons i.e. 2002–2003 and 2003–2004. Bulbs grown in medium comprising soil + poultry manure + sand (2:1:1) produced longest scapes in both the seasons; whereas those grown in soil + sheep manure + sand (2:1:1) resulted in flowers with significantly larger tepal diameter. Apart from soil alone as a medium, among all the growing media soil + sawdust + sand (2:1: 1 or 1.5:1:1.5) resulted in a poor response in terms of flower and bulb growth.
Tulip, medium, bulb
