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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 6
First page : (535) Last page : (540)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7093

Effect of Fertigation Levels on Yield and Quality Parameters of Different Varieties of Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum Lind.)
under Shadehouse Condition

Tejaswini, H. R.¹*, Seetharamu, G. K.², Suhas, Y. H.³, Sadananda G. K.⁴ and Chaithra, G. S.⁵

¹College of Horticulture, Bengaluru-560065
²K.R.C. College of Horticulture, Arabhavi-591218
³M.Sc. (Hort.), College of Horticulture, Kolar-563101
⁴College of Horticulture, Bengaluru-560065
⁵M.Sc. (Hort.), College of Horticulture, Bengaluru-560065
*Corresponding Author E-mail: hrtejaswini2@gmail.com
Received: 28.11.2018  |  Revised: 22.12.2018   |  Accepted: 30.12.2018  

 ABSTRACT

An investigation was carried out to study the effect of different fertigation levels on yield and quality of different varieties of anthurium (Anthurium andreanum Lind.) under shadehouse condition was conducted at the Floriculture section, Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Centre, University of Horticultural Sciences Campus, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2015-2016. The experiment was laid out with eight treatment combinations involving four levels of fertigation on two commercial anthurium varieties namely Tropical and Xavia, to assess the effect on flower yield and quality parameters. Highest stalk length (68.20 cm), stalk diameter (7.60 mm), spathe length (18.33 cm), spathe width (12.61 cm), spadix angle (34.95o), number of flowers per plant (8.75), per m2 (61.25) and per hectare (4.90 lakh), first grade flowers (71.81%), cumulative water uptake (73.17 g), minimum cumulative transpiration loss (44.46 g), fresh weight (47.75 g) and vase life (27.0 days) was recorded in F3 fertigation level. Among the varieties maximum stalk length (64.46 cm), stalk diameter (7.52 cm), spathe length (18.24 cm), grade I flowers (68.75%), cumulative water uptake (62.85 g), less cumulative transpiration loss (60.18 g), fresh weight (49.08 g) and vase life (25.83 days) were recorded in cv. Xavia, whereas spathe width (12.12 cm), spadix angle (40.33o), number of flowers per plant (7.63), per m2 (53.43) and per hectare (4.27 lakh) were observed in cv. Tropical. Among the interactions, treatment combination F3V2 recorded for significantly highest stalk length (70.34 cm), spathe length (18.99 cm) and first grade flowers (74.5%), whereas F3V1 recorded maximum spathe width (13.35 cm).
Key words: Anthurium, Cultivars, Fertigation, Shadehouse, Yield and Quality

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Cite this article: Tejaswini, H.R., Seetharamu, G.K., Suhas, Y. H., Sadananda G.K. and Chaithra., G.S., Effect of Fertigation Levels on Yield and Quality Parameters of Different Varieties of Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum Lind.) under Shadehouse Condition, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(6): 535-540 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7093