An investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of different levels of micronutrients on the growth, flowering and corm yield of gladiolus (Gladiolus spp.) cv. Malaviya Shatabdi. The experiment was conducted at Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, during 2023-24 season. Treatments include a control (distilled water) and varying levels of Fe and B, applied as foliar sprays at 3rd and 6th leaf stage. The results demonstrated that the combined application of 0.2% B + 0.4% Fe significantly improved plant growth, flowering characters and yield parameters. This treatment produced the highest number of leaves per plant (16.04), and maximum leaf width (2.73 cm), widest scape (2.54 cm) whereas, flowering parameters showed promising results at application of 0.2 % B + 0.4 % Fe for days to colour show, days to opening of 3rd and 5th floret, diameter of 3rd and 5th floret, length of 3rd and 5th floret, number of opened florets per spike (9.27) rachis length (44.18 cm) and internodal length (4.87). Similarly, corm production was also significantly influenced by Fe and B applications. The highest number of cormels per hill (9.60) and maximum weight of corm per hill (46.75 g). These findings suggest that foliar application of 0.2% B + 0.4% Fe optimizes vegetative growth, floral characteristics and corm yield in gladiolus cv. Malaviya Shatabdi

Foliar spray, gladiolus corms, micro nutrient, growth, flowering, corm yield

This study highlights that the foliar application of 0.2% B + 0.4% Fe significantly enhances plant growth parameters, flowering characters and as well as corm and cormel yield in gladiolus cv. Malaviya Shatabdi. The results confirm that this treatment is the most effective for improving vegetative development and reproductive yield. Thus, it can be concluded that applying 0.2% B + 0.4% Fe is the optimal strategy for maximizing growth and yield in gladiolus cultivation

Anjana Sisodia, Devendra Kumar, Anil K. Singh, Anurag Srivastava, Sahil and Arun Kumar Maurya (2025). Effect of Different Level of Micronutrients on Growth, Flowering and Corm Yield of Gladiolus cv. Malaviya Shatabdi. Biological Forum, 17(5): 37-40