Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)

Author(s):
Siddhi R Patil, Rajan G Khandekar and Bharat R Salvi

Abstract:
An investigation on influence of different growing media in rose cv. Gladiator was carried out at College of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 in randomized block design with five treatment of growing media viz., T₁: Soil, T₂: Cocopeat, T₃: Soil+ Cocopeat (1:1), T₄: Soil + Coirhusk (1:1), T₅: Soil + FYM + Cocopeat + Ricehusk (1:1:1:1), it was undertaken by considering the commercial importance of rose to maximize the production of farmer throughout the year. The result revealed that, the significantly maximum plant height (106.83 cm), maximum number of branches (18.94), number of leaves (484.93), initiation of first flower bud (36.75), appearance of tight bud stage (41.57), Opening of first flower bud (47.23), stalk length (48.78 cm), number of flower per plant (25.99), number of flower per plot (649.91), number of flower per hectare (13.14 t/ha) was recorded in treatment T₅ i.e. Soil + FYM + Cocopeat + Ricehusk (1:1:1:1).