Studies on the effect of shade and growing media on the growth and yield of Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum) cv. Tropical

Authors

  • Ajish Muraleedharan Department of Horticulture , Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar, Tamil nadu, India - 608002.
  • P. Karuppaiah Department of Horticulture , Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar, Tamil nadu, India - 608002.

Keywords:

Shade management, Growing media, Anthurium, Coirpith

Abstract

Investigation was carried out to study the effect of shade and growing media on the production of
Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum) cv. Tropical. The experiment was conducted in Factorial completely
randomized block design with three levels of shade under 85, 75 and 65per cent shade net conditions and four
levels of growing media viz. coir pith + coconut husk, coir pith + brick pieces, coconut husk + brick pieces and
control (soil media) combined in 12 different treatments. The treatments were replicated thrice. Among the
different treatment combinations, shade level of 75 per cent and growing media with coir pith + coconut husk
envisaged maximum plant height, plant spread, number of flowers per plant, flower stalk length, spathe length
and spathe breadth. The number of days taken for flower bud appearance was also earlier in this treatment.

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Published

2015-10-25

How to Cite

Ajish Muraleedharan, & P. Karuppaiah. (2015). Studies on the effect of shade and growing media on the growth and yield of Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum) cv. Tropical. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 2(10), 28–31. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/305

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 10 (2015): Volume: 02, Issue: 10 - October, 2015.

Section

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