Author(s):

BV Thumar, NV Chovatiya, AM Butani, VB Bhalu and JR Chavda

Abstract: The present experiment entitled “Effect of potting media on growth and flower yield of rose (Rosa hybrida L.) cv. Top Secret under protected condition.” was carried out at Hi-Tech Horticulture Park, Department of Horticulture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat) during 2016-17. The results of the study indicated that growth parameters viz., plant height (60.46 cm), leaf area (36.98 cm²), number of leaf per stalk (20.33) and stalk length (36.23 cm) were significantly maximum obtained in T₄ treatment which followed by treatment T₇. Whereas, flowering parameter viz., number of days to bud initiation (13.23 days) were recorded significantly minimum with the T₄ treatment followed by treatment T₇. Similarly, the significantly maximum flower diameter (8.23 cm), number of petals per flower (27.65) and number of flowers per plant (19.48) and were recorded in T₄ treatment and were followed by treatment T₇.

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