PJB-2008-174
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT GROWING MEDIA ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF ZINNIA ELEGANS CV. BLUE POINT
ATIF RIAZ , MUHAMMAD ARSHAD, ADNAN YOUNIS, ATIQ RAZA AND MANSOOR HAMEED1
Abstract
Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media on the growth and flowering of Zinnia elegans cv. Blue Point. Five different growth media including coconut compost, silt, soil, leaf manure, leaf manure mix (silt + leaf manure + coconut compost; 1:1:1) were used for growing zinnia. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design giving equal importance to treatments. Number of flowers, blooming period, number of lateral branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, plant height (cm), leaf area(cm2), days to first flower emergence, size of flower and flower quality were determined. The properties of each medium, including water holding capacity (saturation percentage), pH, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium were also determined. Plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, number of side branches, days to first flower emergence and number of flowers were affected significantly when plants were grown in leaf manure mix. Coconut compost gave maximum size of flowers which was significantly greater than soil. Flower quality was found to be non-significantly affected with the use of various growth media. It is therefore opined that the utilization of coconut compost, silt and leaf manure is a good source of NPK. Therefore, utilization of growing media in combinations proves more effective for the good growth and flowering of zinnia.
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