Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Bhumika Banjare, Swarup Ram, SP Tiwari and Arti Guhey

Abstract:
This research experiment was conducted to investigate the “Comparative effect of different growing media on growth and flowering of Orchid Dendrobium L”. The data for both morphological and physiological parameters analyzed statistically showed significant effect of different media. Each treatment was consisted of 10 plants and was replicated thrice. Growing media are different form soil. It should preferably be inert, porous and resistant to organic decomposition and it should be cheap and easily available. An economical and high-quality production of Dendrobium L. can be attained by using most suitable media. Four different growth media Cocopit, Sawdust, Vermicompost and Charcoal were used. The result regarding growth showed significant increase in Charcoal media. Vermicompost media also showed positive result for plant vegetative and reproductive growth. Sawdust media was seen to prove less effective for better plant growth due to its poor aeration which leads to oxygen unavailability around the roots. Thus, it is suggested that Charcoal media can be recommended as a standard growing media for growth of Dendrobium L.