Effect of Foliar Application of Micronutrients on Growth and Flower Production of Gerbera Under Protected Condition

Mukesh Kumar Sahu*, T.Tirkey, G. Sharma, A. Tiwari and T. Kushram

Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur,492012 ,India.

Received on 24 May 2016 and accepted on 31 July 2016

 

ABSTRACT

The experiment on Effect of foliar application of micronutrients on growth and flower production of Gerbera under protected condition was carried out during the year 2015-16. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications comprising thirteen levels of micronutrients. Growth, flowering, yield and quality attributes influenced by different levels of micronutrients, viz Plant height, number of leaves per plant, plant spread, stalk length, stalk thickness, flower diameter, number of flower per plant, vase life significantly highest when the micronutrients was applied at level of [(ZnSO4 (0.2%) + MnSO4 (0.2%) + FeSO4 (0.1%)].

Keywords

 Gerbera, zinc, manganese, iron, protected condition, foliar application.