Effect of Different Media on Growth and Quality of Gladiolus ( Gladiolus hortulanus cv. Jacksonville Gold)

摘要

The study was conducted to find out the affect of different media on growth and quality of gladiolus. Gladiolus ( Gladiolus hortulanus cv. Jacksonville Gold) was studied in different potting mixtures i.e. sand, silt, clay, leaf mould, sand + silt (1:1), sand + clay (1:1), sand + clay + leaf mould (1:1). Earliest sprouting of 5.33 and 5.66 days was found in sand and sand + leaf mould, and late sprouting of 7.66 days was recorded in clay, silt + clay, clay + leaf mould and leaf mould respectively. Hundred percent sprouting was found in sand, silt, leaf mould, sand + silt, silt + leaf mould and clay + leaf mould, whereas 77.33 % sprouting was noted in clay. The lowest plant survival of 77 and 88.6 % was found in clay and sand respectively. Earliest flowering (87.33 days) was recorded in sand + silt and latest of 122.7 days in sand. Maximum number of flowers (10.0 per plant) was found in leaf mould, sand + leaf mould, silt + leaf mould while least number of flowers (7.33) was observed in sand. Maximum flowering size of 8.43 cm was observed in sand + leaf mould and least of 6.06 cm in clay.