Progressive Horticulture

An investigation was carried out at Model Floriculture Centre and Post Harvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. Pantnagar (Uttaranchal) during 2006 to see the effect of different organic sources of nutrient i.e., Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (VAM), Vermicompost (VC), Vermiwash (VW) and standard fertilizer on the floral attributes and vase life of gladiolus. cv. White Prosperity. The floral attributes were significantly affected by the pre harvest biofertilizer treatments as compared to the control. The fresh weight of spike (75.61g), dry weight of spike (23.11g), water up take (94.16ml), number of florets opened on 5^th day (5.83), were maximum with T₆ (VAM+VC). Minimum days taken to spike emergence (82.46), maximum spike length (89.66cm), maximum rachis length (46.30cm), highest number of florets/spike (14.40), maximum diameter of first floret (10.99cm) and highest vase life (9.83) were recorded under T₉ (VAM+VC+VW) treatments.