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Effects of Different Growing Media on Growth and Flowering of Zinnia (Zinnia Elegans)
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Young Researchers ans Elite Club, Islamic Azad University, Jiroft Branch, Iran
2 Department of Horticultural Sciences, Islamic Azad University, of Jiroft, Iran
3 Department of Horticultural Sciences, Shahrood University, Shahrood, Iran
Abstract
Zinnia elegans, an annual flowering plant of the genus Zinnia, is one of the best known zinnias. Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media on the growth and flowering of Zinnia elegans. Seven different growth media including coconut compost, silt, soil loam, leaf manure, (leaf manure + silt; 2:1), (coconut compost + soil loam; 1:1) and (leaf manure + soil loam + silt; 1:1:1) were used for growing zinnia. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) giving equal importance to treatments. Number of flowers, length of lateral branches, number of lateral branches, stem diameter, plant height (cm), diameter of flower, vase life (day) and fresh and dry root, shoot and total were determined. The resent study confirms the fact that selection of the appropriate medium of growth for potted flowering plants in this case Zinnia elegans was very important from aesthetic and marketing point of view. The medium must ensure the production of plants of the required quality on cost effective basis. In the present study, leaf manure produced significantly the maximum vase life and diameter of flower while the maximum vase life and diameter of flower was obtained with mix (coconut compost + soil loam; 1:1).
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Awang, Y and Ismail, M (1997). The growth and flowering of some annual ornamentals on coconut dust. Acta Hort. 450: 31-38.
Argo, W.R (1998). Root medium chemical properties. Horticultural Technology. 8: 846-894.
Brundert, W and Schmidt, K (1982). Organic composts in hydroculture and watering method. Dentscher Gertenban 36: 904-906.
Dole, H.C (1999). Zinnias: Colorful, Butterfly-Approved. Butterfly Gardeners Quarterly. BGQ, PO Box 30931, Seattle, WA 98103.
Fernandez Maldonado, J.F (1984). Trials on different substrates for ornamental plants. Bolitin informatvo, estascion de investigation sobre cultivos. Herticolas intensivos 5: 89-107.
Hochmuth, R.C., Davis, L.L and Dinkins, D (1996). Greenhouse cut flower zinnia production Florida Cooperative Extension Service. 3(48): 98-102.
Ikram, S., U. Habib and N. Khalid. 2012. Effect of different potting media combinations on the growth and vase life of tuberose. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 49: 121-125.
Waseem, K., Hameed, A., Saleem Jilani, M., Kiran, M., Rasheed, M.U., farullah, G., Javeria, S and Ali Jilani, T (2013). Effect of Different growing Media on the Growth and Flowering of Stock (Matthiola incana) under the Agro-Climati Conditation of Dera Ismail Khan. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 50(3): 523-527.
Kampf, A.N (2000). The substrate Commercial production of ornamental plants. GuaÌba: Agriculture. pp.254.
Kapoor, M., Grewal, H.S and Aror, J.S (2000). Effect of media on propagation of Lilium. J. Ornamental Hort. New Series. 3: 58-59.
Khan, M.A and Khan, A.B (1991). ìDahliaî. Zarat Nama. 29: 9-11.
Kiran, M., Baloch, J.U.D., Waseem, K., Jilani, M.S and Khan, M.Q (2007). Effect of different growing media on the growth and development of Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) under the agro- climatic condition of Dera Ismail Khan. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 10: 4140-4143.
Naz, I., Baloch, J.U.D and Waseem, K (2006). Effect of different growing media on the growth and development of Phlox (Phlox drummondi). M.Sc (Hons) Thesis. Department of Horti culture, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, D.I.Khan.
Pasini, C. and Aquila, F.D (1989). Trials on the cultivation of Diffenbachia cv. Alix in substrate based on leaf mold and other components. Annalidell institute sperimentale perla floricultura 18:7-9.
Rahbarian, P and Salehi Sardoei, A (2014a). Effect of different Media on growth, Sucker and Chlorophyll of Padanus spp in Under System Mist. International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences. 3(3): 285-
288.
Rahbarian, P and Salehi Sardoei, A (2014b). Effect Waste of palm trees and sand and perlite mixed with some growth indices Ficus Benjamina. International journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research. 2(3): 573-578.
Rahbarian, P and Salehi Sardoei, A (2013). Effect of Different Substrates on Rosmarinus officinalis L. Production in Arrigation Mist. Journal of plant ecophysiology. In press.
Robert, R. (2000). Horticultural substrates: possibilities and limits of its composition and use, examples of research, industry and consumption: Substrates for plants the basis of plant production in containers.
Port Alegre: Genesis. pp. 209-215.
Salehi Sardoei, A and rahbarian, P (2014). Effect of Different Media on Growth Indexes of Ornamental Plants Under System Mist. International European Journal of Experimental Biology. In press.
Salim, K., Hameed, A.K., Aqib, I and Rehman, J.M (2002). Effect of different media on growth and quality of gladiolus (Gladiolus hortulanus cv. Jacksonville Gold). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 1:670-671.
Shah, M., Khattak, A.M and Amin, N.U (2006). Effect of different growing media on the rooting of ficus binnendijkii amstel queen cuttings. J. Agric. Biol. Sci. 1:15-17.
Wazir, K.U. 2005. Response of crocus (Crocus spp.) cultivars to different growing media. M.Sc. Thesis, Agric. Univ. Peshawar, Pakistan.
Younas, A., Ahmad, M., Riaz, A and Khan, M.A (2008). Effect of different potting media on growth and flowering of Dahlia coccinia cv. mignon. Acta Hort. 804: 191-196.
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