EFFECT OF PLANT SPACING ON GROWTH FLOWER QUALITY AND YIELD OF FOUR DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF TUBEROSE (Polianthes tuberosa)

H. SYMPLI¹*, U. FATMI², D. SINGH^3
1Department of Horticulture, Floriculture and Landscaping, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
²Department of Horticulture, Floriculture and Landscaping, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
³Department of Horticulture, Floriculture and Landscaping, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
* Corresponding Author : 22haphasympli@gmail.com

Received : 28-06-2019     Accepted : 12-07-2019     Published : 15-07-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 13       Pages : 8706 - 8708
Int J Agr Sci 11.13 (2019):8706-8708

Keywords : Tuberose, Spacing, Varieties, Spike, Floret
Academic Editor : Dr Arshad Bhat, Dr N Umashankar Kumar, Dr Vivek Hegde
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Horticulture, Floriculture and Landscaping, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The aim of the study was to find out the effect of plant spacing on flower quality and yield of four different varieties of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) during 2018-2019. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The results revealed that wider spacing 30cm × 30cm recorded maximum in plant spread (with Arka nirantara), number of leaves (with Arka shringar), floret diameter and spike yield (with Arka prajwal). Medium spacing 30cm × 20cm recorded maximum in days to basal floret opening (with Arka shringar) and spike length (with Arka prajwal). However, low spacing 25cm × 25cm recorded maximum in days to first spike emergence (with Arka prajwal), floret length (with Arka nirantara) and shelf life (with Arka prajwal).

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