Title: Performance of Dendrobium cv. Sonia 17 as influenced by micronutrients.
Abstract: Investigations were carried out during 2006–2009 to study the effect of micronutrients on the performance of Dendrobium cv. Sonia 17. The experiment was conducted in shade net house with thirteen treatments each replicated thrice. Micronutrients viz., copper (CuSO4), Iron [Fe(NH4)2(SO4)26H2O,zinc(ZnSO4). manganese (MnSO4), boron (H3B03) and molybdenum (Na2Mo04.2H2O) each at two concentrations, were given to the plants as foliar application at fortnightly intervals. The plants were supplied with the recommended dose of fertilizers which is 0.2% of NPK @ 20:10:10 given as foliar spray at fortnightly intervals. Among the micronutrient treatments. 1000 ppm ferrous ammonium sulphate was found superior in respect of the vegetative parameters viz., plant height (39.31 cm), number of leaves/plant (7.51). number of pseudobulbs/plant (7.12), and number of roots/plant (23.41) as well as flowering parameters viz., number of spikes/plant (6.73), number of florets/spike (9.21), spike length (35.24cm), flower pedicel length (4.91cm) and vase life (16.72 days).
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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