1Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir-190 025 (India)
2Division of Soil Science, SKUAST-K, Shalimar
3Division of Agricultural Statistics, SKUAST-K, Shalimar
4DARS, SKUAST-K, Budgam
*e-mail: sadaf.rbhat@gmail.com
Online published on 30 September, 2025.
The present study on growth in few gerbera genotypes (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus) for early flowering with fertigation and foliar nutrient spray was conducted under greenhouse conditions. The experiment consisted of 18 treatment combinations with three different fortnightly fertigation schedules {NPK (19:19:19) 1.0g /plant : NPK (19:19:19) 2.0g /plant : NPK (19:19:19) 3.0g /plant} and monthly foliar nutrient spray (Cal Max Gold 2.0ml/l and 4.0ml/l) and three gerbera cultivars V1 (BRT Pink), V2 (Pal White), V3 (Kat Red) replicated thrice in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Application of NPK (19:19:19) 3g/l + Cal Max Gold 2.0 ml/l enhanced vegetative growth in terms of plant spread (cm), number of leaves/plant, leaf area (cm2). The study showed that enhanced vegetative growth resulted in advancement of flowering studied in terms of days to flower bud appearance and flower opening. Among cultivars,BRT Pink performed better than Pal White and Kat Red.
Fertigation, Genotype, Gerbera, Vegetative growth
