Response of pre-sown distillery effluent irrigation on vegetative and floral characters of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa Linn.)

A pot experiment was carried out at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, to assess the effect of distillery effluent on vegetative and floral characters of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa Linn.) cv. Shringar. Flower characters like spike length, number of florets per spike, number of days taken for flowering and plant height showed best performance in plots treated with 300 m3/ha. Use of these organic wastes in raising the flower crops not only improved the physical and chemical soil environment as affected through improvement in qualitative and quantitative characters of tuberose but also saved the environment from its degradation through their disposal in nearby vicinity of the distillery.