Postharvest Life and Bulb Yield of Lilium as Influenced by FoliarApplication of Zinc and Iron

A study was carried out on lilium which is one of most popular cut flowers in the world. Flowering plants require micronutrients for their optimum growth and development and their deficiency can have a deteriorating impact on production and quality of flowers. This trial is concerned with influence...

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Published inEnvironment and ecology Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 1487
Main Authors Hembrom, Raimani, Singh, Anil K, Sisodia, Anjana, Pal, A K, Singh, Bijendra K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kalyani MKK Publications 01.04.2017
Subjects
Flowering
Flowers
Foliar applications
Iron
Iron sulfates
Micronutrients
Plants (botany)
Sulfates
Weight
Zinc
Zinc sulfate
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Summary:A study was carried out on lilium which is one of most popular cut flowers in the world. Flowering plants require micronutrients for their optimum growth and development and their deficiency can have a deteriorating impact on production and quality of flowers. This trial is concerned with influence of foliar application of zinc and iron at 0.2% and 0.4%, on postharvest and yield characters of gladiolus. The results showed that ZnSO4 at 0.2% and 0.4% enhanced days to opening of 2nd bud, uptake of vase solution and no. of scales/bulb. FeSO4 0.2% improved weight of bulbs/plant and diameter of bulb. Combination of zinc and iron increased diameter of 2nd and 3rd flower, no . and weight of bulblets/plant. Both zinc sulfate and iron sulfate showed significant results over control.
ISSN:0970-0420