Different Level of Fertigation Influences Rose Flowering and Production

Abstract

Use of irrigation water becomes scarce in the whole world. It is more desirable to get plenty of benefit from already present reservoirs. Method of fertilizer application to crop, especially to ornamental plant is a key issue to get the optimum potential of the crop. Different fertilizer incorporation methods have its own drawback and advantages. Therefore, under these circumstances, the present study was conducted to find out influences of different fertigation level with application of compound fertilizer on vegetative growth, flowering characteristic and chemical constituent of two rose hybrids Amelia and Anjleeq. An experiment was conducted at experimental Landscaping and Ornamental research substation, Multan during year 2011. Fertigation treatment was applied 100,200,300,400 and 500 ml to treatment, but not to control treatment. Compound fertilizer having a ratio (17:17:17) was applied at rate 2 gL^-1 to all treatment. Our experimental result shows that all of different fertigation level influences rose production, flowering and chemical constituent. Maximum rose production, flowering and chemical constituent occurred due to 400 ml fertigation treatment followed by 300 ml. Therefore, it is proved from our experiment that fertigation technique with different level has potential to enhance and significantly affected all parameters of two rose hybrids Amelia and Anjleeq.

Keywords: Fertilizer level, Fertigation, Rose, Amelia and Anjleeq