Effect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema

Effect of potting media on growth and quality of ornamental foliage plant, aglaonema cv. Ernesto's Favourite, was evaluated. Soil, cocopeat and sphagnum peat, in combination with sand, FYM and vermicompost in various proportions, were used as potting media. Maximum plant height (71.36cm), numbe...

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Autores principales: S Swetha, T Padmalatha, K Dhanumjaya Rao, A Siva Shankar
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Publicado: Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2014
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:54b11d9e4cf24895888e357396f9581a2021-12-02T15:17:43ZEffect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema0973-354X2582-4899https://doaj.org/article/54b11d9e4cf24895888e357396f9581a2014-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/231https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899Effect of potting media on growth and quality of ornamental foliage plant, aglaonema cv. Ernesto's Favourite, was evaluated. Soil, cocopeat and sphagnum peat, in combination with sand, FYM and vermicompost in various proportions, were used as potting media. Maximum plant height (71.36cm), number of leaves (16.00), leaf length (60.39cm), leaf width (10.13cm), leaf area (208.36cm2), plant growth index (63.37cm), fresh weight of root (45.00g), dry weight of root (8.53g), visual plant grade (4.50), colour grade (4.58), root grade (4.45), and, N (3.46 %), P (0.95 %) and K content in leaf (1.91%) were recorded with the medium containing cocopeat + sand + vermicompost in 2:1:1, (v/v) combination at 150 DAP. Medium containing cocopeat + sand + FYM + vermicompost in 2:1:1:0.5 ratio, (v/v) was found to be on par with cocopeat + sand + vermicompost in 2:1:1, (v/v) combination with respect to leaf width, dry weight of root, visual plant grade, colour grade, root grade and K content.S SwethaT PadmalathaK Dhanumjaya RaoA Siva ShankarSociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Researcharticleaglaonemasphagnum peatcocopeatvermicompostplant gradecolor graderoot gradenpk contentPlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 90-93 (2014)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic aglaonema
sphagnum peat
cocopeat
vermicompost
plant grade
color grade
root grade
npk content
Plant culture
SB1-1110
spellingShingle aglaonema
sphagnum peat
cocopeat
vermicompost
plant grade
color grade
root grade
npk content
Plant culture
SB1-1110
S Swetha
T Padmalatha
K Dhanumjaya Rao
A Siva Shankar
Effect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema
description Effect of potting media on growth and quality of ornamental foliage plant, aglaonema cv. Ernesto's Favourite, was evaluated. Soil, cocopeat and sphagnum peat, in combination with sand, FYM and vermicompost in various proportions, were used as potting media. Maximum plant height (71.36cm), number of leaves (16.00), leaf length (60.39cm), leaf width (10.13cm), leaf area (208.36cm2), plant growth index (63.37cm), fresh weight of root (45.00g), dry weight of root (8.53g), visual plant grade (4.50), colour grade (4.58), root grade (4.45), and, N (3.46 %), P (0.95 %) and K content in leaf (1.91%) were recorded with the medium containing cocopeat + sand + vermicompost in 2:1:1, (v/v) combination at 150 DAP. Medium containing cocopeat + sand + FYM + vermicompost in 2:1:1:0.5 ratio, (v/v) was found to be on par with cocopeat + sand + vermicompost in 2:1:1, (v/v) combination with respect to leaf width, dry weight of root, visual plant grade, colour grade, root grade and K content.
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author S Swetha
T Padmalatha
K Dhanumjaya Rao
A Siva Shankar
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K Dhanumjaya Rao
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title Effect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema
title_short Effect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema
title_full Effect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema
title_fullStr Effect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Potting Media on Growth and Quality in Aglaonema
title_sort effect of potting media on growth and quality in aglaonema
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