| Abstrakt: |
Effect of growing media and Jeevamrit on potted petunia (Petunia hybrida Vilm) was studied in a field experiment laid out in completely randomized design (factorial). Petunias were grown in pots consisting of three growing media viz soil + sand + FYM (1:1:1, v/v), soil + cocopeat + FYM (1:1:1 v/v) and soil + cocopeat + vermicompost (1:1:1, v/v). Jeevamrit (10%) was applied to pots in the form of foliar spray and drench at an interval of 15 and 30 days. Maximum plant height (23.32 cm), earliest peak flowering (49.32 days), larger diameter flowers (8.59 cm) and maximum pot presentability score (94.01) were recorded in growing medium comprising soil + cocopeat + FYM (1:1:1, v/v). Among different Jeevamrit treatments, its drench application at fortnightly and monthly interval produced plants with more height of 23.44 cm and 23.24 cm, took minimum days of 39.45 and 39.64 to first flower opening, took minimum period for peak flowering of 48.75 and 49.27 days and recorded highest pot presentability score of 96.93 and 95.04 respectively. Maximum plant spread (36.29 cm) and flowering duration (65.28 days) were recorded in treatment combination soil + cocopeat + FYM (1:1:1, v/v) and Jeevamrit drenching at fortnightly interval. It was concluded that for obtaining quality potted petunias, these should be grown on medium comprising soil + cocopeat + FYM (1:1:1, v/v) which should be applied with Jeevamrit (10%) as drench at fortnightly interval. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
