Development of Datura metel in different pot sizes

Datura metel L. belongs to Solanaceae family and presents medicinal and ornamental potential. The use of D. metel as an ornamental plant is still unexplored, however there is a need to gather more information about this species planting, especially for pot cultivation. This study aimed to verify the effects of different pot sizes in the development of D. metel, in order to enable the use of this species in the potted flower market. The work was conducted in a greenhouse at the Biotechnology Department located at Center of Agricultural Sciences of the Federal University of Paraíba (CCA-UFPB), Areia, PB, Brazil. The experimental design used was completely randomized with 3 treatments (pot sizes: T1 = 0.82 dm3, T2 = 1.55 dm3 e T3 = 3.68 dm3) and 10 replications. The variables analyzed were: plant height, stem diameter, canopy diameter, number of ramifications, leaf length, leaf width, leaf number, flower number, flower length, flower diameter, chrolophyll a e chrolophyll b. The data obtained was submited to analysis of variance and later on clustered based Tukey’s test (5%). All the analyses were made on GENES software. There is variation between treatments for characteristics evaluated. Treatments 2 (1.55dm3) and 3 (3.68dm3) had similar values and the highest mean values for the characteristics of plant height, number of leaves and chlorophyll b. The size of the vase influences the development of the Angel’s trumpet (D. metel). Pot size influences D. metel development. The medium size recipient (1.55 dm3) is recommended for cultivation of D. metel because it presents ideal plant development, such as plant height and number of leaves, for use with ornamental species pots.

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Line×tester analysis in lilium×formolongi: identification of superior parents for growth and flowering traits

SAARC Journal of Agriculture ◽

10.3329/sja.v17i1.42770 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 175-187

Author(s):

R Rai ◽

J Shrestha ◽

JH Kim

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Gene Action ◽

Block Design ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Leaf Width ◽

Days To Flowering ◽

Flower Diameter ◽

Number Of Leaves ◽

Almost All

An experiment was carried out using eight double cross F1s (DCF1s) as lines and two testers to obtain sixteen Line ×Tester hybrids for the evaluation of major growth and flowering traits thereby to understand the breeding potentiality of the parental lines. The performance of growth and flowering traits of all twenty-six genotypes were evaluated in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed all the genotypes were significantly different for all agro-morphological traits under study. The estimated general combining ability (GCA) effects showed that parent 5(P5), were superior for plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf length, days to flowering and attitude of floral axis followed by parent 2(P2) for leaf length, leaf width, days to flowering and attitude of floral axis and parent7 (P7) for number of flower, flower diameter, bud length and attitude for floral axis. Likewise; tester 1 found to be best combiner with significant GCA effect for almost all growth and flowering traits (except number of leaves). The plant height, leaf width, number of flower and attitude of floral axis showed prevailing additive gene action while stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf length, days to flowering, flower diameter and bud length indicated predominance of dominance gene action. We can conclude that parent P5, parent P2 and parent P7 can be used as good mother lines and the tester 1, as good donor for the seed production. SAARC J. Agri., 17(1): 175-187 (2019)

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Growth and yield response of Broccoli to vermicompost and farmyard manure

Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research ◽

10.18801/jbar.250220.257 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 2107-2113

Author(s):

H. E. Rabbee ◽

N. J. Methela ◽

B. Hossain ◽

M. R. I. Suhel

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Block Design ◽

Farmyard Manure ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Research Field ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Yield Response ◽

Treated Plant ◽

Number Of Leaves

The present experiment was carried out at Agricultural Research field, Noakahali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh during the period from September 2018 to February 2019 to find out the effects of Vermicompost and Farmyard manure growth and yield of Broccoli. The single factor experiment was carried out by Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Three treatments viz., T0= Control, T1= Vermicompost and T2= Farm Yard Manure as well as Centeuro variety were used. Data were recorded from different stages of plant growth on plant height at different days after transplanting, number of leaves/plant, leaf length, leaf diameter, plant spread, 50% curd initiation days, 50% curd maturation days, curd diameter, Marketable curd weight, Net curd weight and Yield/plot. All the recorded parameters were statistically significant among the treatments. The tallest plant (43.67cm) can be recorded from T1 (vermicompost) whereas lower plant height (38.10cm) was notified from control (T0). The maximum number of leaves (16.03) recorded from vermicompost treated plant where minimum from control (T0; 13.28). Highest leaf length (40.67cm), leaf diameter (16.22cm), plant spread (47.91cmü), early curd initiation (73.22 days), early curd maturation (89.72 days), curd diameter (16.16cm), marketable curd weight (452.67g), net curd weight (361.43g) and yield/plot (3.94kg) was found from vermicompost treated plant is compared with Farmyard manure whereas lowest data recorded from control. Observing the results it can be stated that using of vermicompost treated plants gave better growth and yield contributing characters of Broccoli in contemporary with other treatments.

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A STUDY ON PLANT HEIGHT CONTROL OF IRIS FLOWERS

AGROFOR ◽

10.7251/agreng1803131d ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Sevim DEMİR ◽

Fisun Gürsel ÇELİKEL

Keyword(s):

Flowering Time ◽

Chlorophyll Content ◽

Plant Height ◽

Untreated Control ◽

Unit Area ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Height Control ◽

Flower Diameter

We investigated the effect of paclobutrazol as preplant bulb soaks on plant heightof Iris x hollandica cv. ‘Frans Hals’ and ‘Blue Magic’cultivars which were grownin pots. Bulbs of iris were soaked into gibberellin inhibitor paclobutrazol solutionat 0, 15, 30 ppm before planting. Effect of paclobutrazol on the flowering time,flower diameter and length, leaf length, plant height, flower life, and chlorophyllcontent of leaves were determined. The shortest plant height was obtained from the‘Blue Magic’ cultivar treated with 30 ppm paclobutrazol which gave plants with11.3 cm, 68% shorter than untreated control. ‘Frans Hals’ cultivar treated with 30ppm paclobutrazol was 20.9 cm and 50% shorter than control. In ‘Blue Magic’ and‘Frans Hals’cultivars the lower dose of 15 ppm paclobutrazol were also effectiveon height control with 11.8 and 21.5 cm plant height, respectively. This gibberellininhibitor also shortened the leaf length of iris cultivars. Paclobutrazol treatmentsresulted in higher chlorophyll content per unit area in the leaves. The highestchlorophyll content (57.00 CCI) was obtained from the ‘Blue Magic’ iris treatedwith 30 ppm paclobutrazol, while the control plants had 32.70 CCI chlorophyll intheir leaves. Chlorophyll content of ‘Frans Hals’ treated with 30 ppm paclobutrazolwere 52.87 CCI, while control plants of this cultivar were 28.80 CCI. Plantsapplied with paclobutrazol resulted with smaller flower diameter compared to thecontrol plants of both cultivars. The smallest flower diameter was obtained from 30ppm paclobutrazol treatment with 38.83 mm in ‘Blue Magic’ iris while the controlof this cultivar was 99.63 mm. The flower diameter of ‘Frans Hals’ cultivar treatedwith 30 ppm paclobutrazol was 109.1 mm, while the control one was 112 mm.

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PENGARUH JENIS AMELIORAN DAN DOSIS PUPUK SERBAGUNA (AGRODYKE) PADA PERTUMBUHAN RUMPUT GAJAH ODOT (Pennisetum Purpureum CV. Mott) DILAHAN GAMBUT

Jurnal Agrotek Lestari ◽

10.35308/jal.v6i1.2369 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yuliatul Muslimah ◽

Yusrizal Yusrizal ◽

Imaniah Refkikan

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Pennisetum Purpureum ◽

Elephant Grass ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Number Of Leaves ◽

Type Factor ◽

Number Of Shoots

Odot elephant grass is a tropical forage forage that is easily developed, has high production and can be used as animal feed.This study aims to determine the effect of ameliorant types and organic fertilizer (Agrodyke) doses on the growth of odot elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott) on peatlands. This study used a 3x3 factorial randomized block design (RBD) with 3 replications consisting of: (1) ameliorant type factor (A) consisting of 3 levels, namely: A1 =dolomite lime, A2 = Shellfish shell, A3 = Eggshell. (2) Agrodyke fertilizer dose factor (D) Consists of 3 levels, namely: D0 = 0 gram / plant, D1 = 10 gram / plant, D2 = 20 gram / plant. Observation parameters are the number of leaves, number of shoots, leaf length, plant height. The results of this study indicate that the type of ameliorant did not significantly affect the number of leaves, number of shoots, leaf length, and plant height at 2 MST, 4 MST, and 6 MST. Versatile fertilizer (Agrodyke) dosage significantly affected the number of leaves and plant height at 6 MST. But no significant effect on the number of leaves, number of shoots and plant height in 2 MST and 4 MST. Keywords: Peat, Ameliorant Species, Odot Elephant Grass, Agrodyke.

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KAJIAN PEMBERIAN SISA PENGGILINGAN PADI DAN PUPUK ORGANIK CAIR TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN VEGETATIF TANAMAN SAWI HIJAU (Brassica juncea L.)

KLOROFIL: Jurnal Ilmu Biologi dan Terapan ◽

10.30821/kfl:jibt.v4i1.7826 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 17

Author(s):

Rahmadina Rahmadina

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Brassica Juncea ◽

Rice Bran ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Soil Mixture ◽

Mustard Plant ◽

Top Soil ◽

Wet Weight ◽

Number Of Leaves

<p>Green mustard plants (Brassica rapa var. Parachinensis L.) are plants that have a source of vitamins and minerals. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the concentration of rice grinder and liquid organic fertilizer on the vegetative growth of mustard greens (Brassica juncea L.), to determine the effect of a mixture of Giving POC with plant growth on mustard plants and to determine the effect of a combination of POC and planting media mixture on the growth of mustard plants. This research was conducted in February to May 2020, Jalan Ekarasmi gg. ekanusa in the Kelurahan Gedung Johor, Medan Johor District, Medan City with a height of ± 30 m above sea level using a Random Factorial design consisting of 2 factors and 3 replications. The results showed that the POC concentration did not show a significant effect on plant height, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, wet weight and chlorophyll of mustard plants, but visually the highest results were obtained at P2 treatment (30 cc / L water ) followed by P1 (15 cc / L water) and the lowest in P0 treatment (without POC), the planting media mixture showed a very significant effect on plant height at 7 and 14 HST and had no significant effect on all other observation variables. The highest yield was obtained in the treatment of M0 (Top Soil Soil) followed by M1 (Top Soil and Rice Husk Mixture) and M3 (Top Soil and Rice bran Mixture) and the lowest in M2 (Top Soil and Bran Soil) mixture, POC and the planting media mixture showed a very significant effect on the plant height variable at 14 HST and the amount of chlorophyll at harvest and had no significant effect on other variables. The best results were obtained on M3 P2 (Top Soil and Rice bran Mixture; P2 (POC concentration of 30 cc / L water).)</p><pre><em>Keywords: leftover rice mill, liquid organic fertilizer, mustard plant, vegetable pesticide.</em></pre>

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Pengaruh konsentrasi zpt giberalin dan lama penyinaran terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman krisan (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

Journal of Agro Complex ◽

10.14710/joac.3.1.84-95 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

Dian Rifalasna ◽

Sumarsono Sumarsono ◽

Budi Adi Kristanto

Keyword(s):

Leaf Area ◽

Plant Height ◽

Irradiation Time ◽

Chrysanthemum Morifolium ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Central Java ◽

Flower Diameter ◽

Number Of Leaves

ABSTRACT This study aims to examine the effect of giberalin ZPT concentration and duration of irradiation on the growth and yield of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) cut flowers. The study took place in February - June 2018. The study was conducted in Mendongan Village, Sumowono District, Semarang Regency, Central Java. ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the effect of giberalin concentration and duration of irradiation on the growth and yield of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) cut flowers. The study took place in February - June 2018. The study was conducted in Mendongan Village, Sumowono District, Semarang Regency, Central Java. The design used in the study was a Completely Randomized Factorial 4x4 Design. The first factor was gibberallin treatment consisted of G1: GA 0 ppm, G2: GA 10 ppm, G3: GA 20 ppm, G4: GA 30 ppm. The second factor was the irradiation time consisted of R1: 1 hour irradiation time, R2: 2 hours irradiation time, R3: 3 hours irradiation time, and R4: 4 hours irradiation time. Parameters observed were plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, number of flowers, flower diameter, flowering age and flower harvesting age.The results showed that the treatment of giberalin concentration significantly affected the parameters of the amount of interest. While the irradiation treatment time significantly affected the parameters of plant height, number of leaves, flower diameter, stem diameter, age of flowering, and leaf area. Keywords: Giberalin, Chrysanthemum, Irradiation Period ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh konsentrasi ZPT giberalin dan lama penyinaran terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil bunga potong tanaman krisan (Chrysanthemum morifolium). Penelitian berlangsung pada bulan Februari - Juni 2018. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Mendongan, Kecamatan Sumowono, Kabupaten Semarang, Jawa Tengah. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah Percobaan Faktorial 4x4 Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL). Faktor pertama yaitu perlakuan giberalin sebanyak 4 taraf yaitu G1 : GA 0 ppm, G2 : GA 10 ppm, G3 : GA 20 ppm, G4 : GA 30 ppm. Faktor kedua adalah lama penyinaran dengan 4 taraf yaitu R1 : lama penyinaran 1 jam, R2 : lama penyinaran 2 jam, R3 : lama penyinaran 3 jam, dan R4 : lama penyinaran 4 jam. Parameter yang diamati adalah tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah daun, luas daun, jumlah bunga, diameter bunga, umur berbunga dan umur panen bunga. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konsentrasi giberalin berpengaruh nyata terhadap peningkatan jumlah bunga yang bertambah banyak. Sedangkan lama penyinaran berpengaruh nyata terhadap peningkatan tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, diameter bunga, diameter batang, umur berbunga, dan luas daun. Kata Kunci :Giberalin, Krisan, Lama Penyinaran

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Evaluation of Different Cultivars of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) under Humid agro Climatic conditions of Goa

Journal of Horticultural Sciences ◽

10.24154/jhs.2019.v14i02.004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 109-114

Author(s):

Safeena S A ◽

Thangam M ◽

Singh N P

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Plant Height ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Vase Life ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Commercial Cultivation ◽

Flowering Behaviour ◽

Number Of Leaves ◽

Stalk Length

Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) is one of the most important tropical bulbous-ornamental cultivated for production of long-lasting flowers spikes. Adaptation and acclimatization of different cultivars under humid agro-climatic conditions of Goa are to be confirmed for their better performance. The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the performance of tuberose cultivars under agro-climatic conditions of Goa during 2014- 2017. Five single and six double cultivars of tuberose were evaluated during the study period. All the cultivars differed in their growth and flowering behaviour. Among the single cultivars, evaluated, maximum number of florets per spike (47.00) was observed in Pune local whereas spike-length (75.59 cm) was maximum in Mexican Single. Among the double cultivars, evaluated, maximum plant height (52.21 cm) and maximum number of leaves per plant (59.63) were recorded with cultivar Arka Suvasini. Leaf length was significantly higher (52.93 cm) in Pearl double whereas leaf width (2.04 cm) was maximum in Calcutta Double. Days to appearance of flower spike were earlier in Arka Suvasini. Minimum days taken for opening of basal floret (84.88 days) were recorded with cultivar Arka Suvasini. Spike girth (0.68 cm), Spike fresh-weight (69.06 cm), floret stalk-length (3.6 cm), floret diameter (5.24 cm), weight of individual floret (3.49 g) and vase life (7.93 days) was significantly maximum in Cv. Arka Suvasini followed by Pearl Double. Based on the performance evaluation cv. Mexican Single among single types and cv. Arka Suvasini and Pearl Double among double types could be recommended for commercial cultivation under agro climatic conditions of Goa.

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Phenotypic and molecular variability of maize (Zea mays L.) Induced with X-ray

Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences ◽

10.4314/jafs.v18i2.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 1-25

Author(s):

Odunayo Joseph Olawuyi ◽

David Franklin Igata ◽

Akinlolu Olalekan Akanmu ◽

Abeeb Abiodun Azeez

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Principal Component ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Leaf Width ◽

Shoot Biomass ◽

Leaf Biomass ◽

Group Method ◽

X Ray ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Number Of Leaves

Ten genotypes of maize collected from National Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) were induced with X-ray for morphological and molecular assessment. The experimental design was complete randomized design with four replicates. Morphological and molecular statistical analyses of treated genotypes were conducted using SAS and Power Maker Packages, respectively while dendrogram was generated using Jaccards similarity coefficient using Unweighted Paired Group Method and Arithmetic Averages (UPGMA). The study revealed significant difference which is an indication of genetic variation of characters in treated maize. Genotype DTSR-Wco performed best in plant height (62.35 cm), leaf length (62.35 cm), number of leaves (3.15), leaf width (7.55 cm) and dry leaf biomass (0.24 g). X-ray at 90 Kv/mass, 95 Kv/mass and 100 Kv/mass decreased plant heights to 54.25cm, 53.87cm and 54.10cm respectively compared to Control. Heritability estimate was greater than 70% for all characters evaluated. Genotype TZM 1551 at 0 Kv/mass yielded the highest concentration of DNA at 2841.60 ng/ul and the highest genomic DNA concentration was obtained at 95 Kv/mass for TZM 132 with 1.91%. Primer BMC 1755 was most polymorphic with 58.77% in treated maize genotypes. The plant height was strongly correlated with leaf length (r=0.9), leaf width (r=0.76) and number of leaves (r=0.77). Principal component analysis showed close relationship between plant height (-0.03) and leaf length (0.05) compared with leaf width (-0.67) and number of leaves (0.69). Dry shoot biomass (0.05) was closely related to dry root biomass (-0.03) and dry leaf biomass (-0.04).

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Effect of duration of night interruption on growth and flowering of Chrysanthemum cv. Kikiobiory

Journal of Applied and Natural Science ◽

10.31018/jans.v8i2.893 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 894-898 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tanya Thakur ◽

H.S. Grewal

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Vegetative Growth ◽

Full Bloom ◽

Flower Bud ◽

Flower Production ◽

Flower Diameter ◽

Number Of Leaves ◽

Flower Quality ◽

Colour Break ◽

Root Suckers

The study was conducted to determine the effect of duration of night interruption using incandescent bulbs on sustained quality flower production of potted standard Chrysanthemum cv. Kikiobiory. The different night interruption (NI) treatments i.e. control, <5 sec. flash, 30-, 60-, 90- and 120- min. significantly (p<0.05) affected allthe vegetative and floral parameters. The plant height, number of leaves and root suckers per plant increased with the increase duration of NI treatments with maximum at 120- min. NI (90.42 cm, 34.75 and 12.10, respectively). The days taken to flower bud appearance, colour break stage and full bloom were delayed, whereas flower quality with respect to duration of flowering and flower diameter were deteriorated with increase in duration of NI treatments. The days taken to flower bud appearance, colour break stage and full bloom were highest at 120- min. NI (136.84, 183.22 and 202.25 days, respectively) which delayed the flowering by 63.94 days, where full bloom flower appeared in March. There was reduction in duration of flowering and flower diameter with increased NI duration with lowest at 120 min. NI (7.83 days and 15.69 cm). It was observed that increase (120 min.) in night interruption increased the vegetative growth and delayed the flowering; however, flower quality was deteriorated. Thus, it was concluded that 60 min. NI improved flower quality with sustained flower production in potted Chrysanthemum cv. Kikiobiory.

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FAST NEUTRONS INDUCED GENETIC VARIABILITY ON BAMBARA NUT (VIGNA SUBTERRANEAN (L.) VERDC.)

Horticultural Biotechnology Research ◽

10.25081/hbr.2017.v3.3386 ◽

1970 ◽

pp. 10-12

Author(s):

M.I. Adebola, A.E. Esson

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Block Design ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Bambara Groundnut ◽

Leaf Width ◽

Fast Neutrons ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Number Of Leaves

In this study, two accessions of Bambara groundnut were exposed to fast neutrons Americium-Beryllium (AmBe) source with flux of 1.5 ×104 ncm-2 s-1for different hours, and planted in a completely randomized block design (RCBD) with three replications to raise M1 generation. The data recorded were percentage germination, plant height, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf width, days to 50% flowering, number of pods per plant, fresh weight of plants, dry weight of plants, dry weight of pods, weight of seeds and100 seeds weight. There was variation in plant height, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf width, Days to 50% flowering, fresh weight of plants, dry weight of plants, dry weight of pods, weight of seeds and100 seeds weight for Black accession. In the Cream accession, days to 50% flowering, number of pods per plant, fresh weight of plants, dry weight of plants, dry weight of pods, weight of seeds and100 seeds weight were significantly different. Treatment at 16 hours performed best for plant height, leaf length, number of leaves, weight of seed per plant and 100 seed weight in Black accession while Cream performed best at 8 hours exposure time. Fast neutron was observed to improve the performance of Bambara groundnut, thus can be used in breeding programme for Bambara groundnut.

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