US EPA

8342093 

Journal Article 

Effect of micronutrients on growth and corm yield of gladiolus 

Maurya, R; Kumar, A 

2014 

0 

Plant Archives
ISSN: 0972-5210 

14 

1 

529-531 

English 

The present investigation was carried out at Main Experimental Station, Horticulture, N.D.U.A. & T., Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.) during the year 2012-13, to investigate the "Effect of different micronutrients on growth, flowering behavior and corm yield of gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.)". The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications and ten treatments i.e. three levels of boron (100, 200 and 300 mg/l), three levels of zinc (100, 200 and 300 mg/l) three levels of manganese (100, 200 and 300 mg/l) and control. Foliar spraying of micronutrients was done after sowing at 3rd and 6th leaf stage. Number of leaves/plant, number of corm/plant, number of cormels/plant, weight of corm/plant (g), weight of cormels/plant (g), yield of corm/ha (q) and yield of cormels/ha (q) was significantly influenced with spraying of Zn @ 300 mg/l after sowing at 3rd and 6th leaf stage. Spraying of Mn @ 300 mg/l after sowing at 3rd and 6th leaf stage was proved to be most effective to increase plant height (cm) of gladiolus. 

Boron; Gladiolus; Manganese and vase life; Micronutrients