ISHS Acta Horticulturae 205: Symposium on the Development of New Floricultural Crops, XXII IHC
EFFECT OF POT MIXTURE ON FLOWERING IN DENDROBIUM DENSIFLORUM |
| Authors: | M. Talukdar, S. Barooah |
| Abstract:
Seven different pot mixture treatments were tested in Dendrobium densiflorum and nine floral characters viz, days for flower bud emergence (FBE), days for emergence of flower, days from FBE to flower emergence, number of flowers per spike, length of spike, length of flower stalk, length of flower, breadth of flower and days from emergence of flower to dehiscence were studied. A combination of 'sawdust, charcoal, brickpiece and moss' and that of 'coconut fibre and moss' were observed to induce superior flowering in this orchid species as revealed from high mean performance of these two treatments for length characters, number of flowers per spike and the blooming period. Further, the lasting quality of flowers was observed to be dependent on early emergence of flower bud and flower emergence in this orchid species. | |
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