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Efficacy of Coloured Shade Nets and Nutrients on Vegetative Growth and Development of Indoor and vertical Garden Plant Chlorophytum laxum in Rainy Season

Author: Sadhana Swastika, Sashikala Beura, Manas Ranjan Nath, Anupama Baliarsingh and Pragnya Paramita Mishra

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Abstract

An experiment was carried out at Department of Floriculture in the College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. This experiment’s objective was to investigate the effectiveness of coloured shade nets (green and white) with shading intensity of 50 %, control (no shade net) and nutrients i.e., NPK 19:19:19 @ 1% and 2% on vegetative growth and development of indoor and vertical garden Chlorophytum laxum. This plant’s performance was researched for 1 year. Vegetative parameters like plant height, plant spread (E-W), plant spread (N-S), leaf thickness, leaf area, chlorophyll content, number of stolons per plant and no. of leaves per plant were recorded superior under green shade net with foliar application of NPK 19:19:19 @ 1% followed by white shade net. Green shade net found to be best in improving plant growth and hence they can be used commercially for improved growth of spider plant.

Keywords

Coloured shade nets, shading intensity, nutrients, Chlorophytum laxum, vegetative parameters, spider plant

Conclusion

The present investigation has led to certain important points to be stated as valid conclusions for Chlorophytum laxum as it performed best in all vegetative parameters in green shade net with the application of NPK 19:9:19 @ 1 % during rainy season. Colored shade netting is a relatively a new tool that can be used for a wide variety of purposes by floriculturists and landscape designer for beautification and amelioration of the indoor environment. The results will pave the path of the entrepreneurs, researchers and students as well.

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Sadhana Swastika, Sashikala Beura, Manas Ranjan Nath, Anupama Baliarsingh and Pragnya Paramita Mishra (2022). Efficacy of Coloured Shade Nets and Nutrients on Vegetative Growth and Development of Indoor and vertical Garden Plant Chlorophytum laxum in Rainy Season. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 1385-1388.