Effect of Spacing and Fertilizer Dose on Growth and Yield of Statice (Limonium sinuatum Mill.)

Author: Karthik D.R., R. Vasantha Kumari and Deepa V. Pawadashetti

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Abstract

A field study was conducted during September 2021 to April 2022 at floriculture unit, Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru to know the effect of spacing and fertiliser dose on growth and yield parameters of statice (Limonium sinuatum Mill.). Very few studies are conducted till date for the standardization of agro-techniques for Statice. So the main objective of the study was to standardize the fertilizer requirement and Spacing to get better yield and quality under shade net condition for Statice. The treatment T3 -75% fertiliser dose and 30 cm × 45 cm has resulted in highest plant height, treatment T11 –125% fertiliser dose and 30 cm × 45 cm has recorded maximum number of leaves per plant, least number of days taken for panicle initiation from the day of transplanting and highest number of panicles per plant. Whereas the total yield of panicles per hectare was noticed highest in treatment T9 – 125% fertiliser dose and 30 cm × 15 cm.

Keywords

Statice, fertiliser dose, spacing, growth, yield

Conclusion

By considering the experimental findings of the study it can be concluded that the wider spacing with (30cm × 30cm) with higher level of fertiliser dose (125%) resulted in better growth and development of the plant, showed earliness in flowering while the lesser spacing (30cm × 15cm) with higher level of fertiliser dose (125%) resulted in higher quantitative yield per unit area.

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Karthik D.R., R. Vasantha Kumari and Deepa V. Pawadashetti (2022). Effect of Spacing and Fertilizer Dose on Growth and Yield of Statice (Limonium sinuatum Mill.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 784-788.