Effect of different planting dates on the growth and flower production of gladiolus under the agro-climatic conditions of Sohbat Pur Balochistan

• Published in: Pure and applied biology Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 862 - 873
• Main Author: Ali, Farman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Quetta International Society of Pure and Applied Biology 10.06.2023
• Subjects: Climatic conditions; Corms; Experiments; Flowering; Flowers & plants; Planting; Planting date; Plants (botany); Baluchistan Pakistan; South Africa; Pakistan
• ISSN: 2304-2478; 2304-2478
• DOI: 10.19045/bspab.2023.120086

This study was carried out in the experimental and demonstration field of Sohbat Pur. in the month of January 2018 to check the impact of different planting dates on the growth and flowering of gladiolus under agro-climatic condition of Sohbat Pur. The field trial was conducted in Randomized complete block design (RCBC) with three replications. Gladiolus corms were sown with fifteen (15) days interval, the corms were sown as following dates. T1= 2nd January, T2= 17th January, T3= 1st February, T4= 16th February and T5= 1st March. The results of planting time showed significant (P<0.05) effect on growth and flowering of gladiolus with the exception of floret size, as it remained statistically unaffected. The gladiolus in T3 showed good results as compare to other treatments took minimum (10.25) days to sprouting, maximum (9,58) number of leaves, maximum plant Height (116.83cm), Maximum number of florets spike-1(18.68), maximum floret size (8.00cm), Maximum number of corms (1.5) plant-1. The gladiolus in T2, also showed some good results, took minimum (81.8) days to first floret opening, maximum number of spikes (1.50) plant-1, Maximum diameter of corm (6.9cm) and Maximum (116.58g) corm weight. It was concluded that the best gladiolus performance was witnessed with (T3) 1st February and (T2) second fortnight of January could be an optimum planting time of gladiolus under agro-climatic conditions of Sohbat Pur.