Vol. 9 (6) : November-December 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (6) : 1060-1063 ; November-December, 2018
Effect of different coloured shadenets on growth of ornamental indoor plants
ISMAIL RASHEEDa1*, G.K. SEETHARAMUb2, R. KRISHNA MANOHARc3 and ANIL KUMAR S.d4
aDepartment of Floriculture & Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, UHS, GKVK, Bengaluru,
bDepartment of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, dDepartment of Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry, Regional Horti. Res. & Extension Centre, University of Horticultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru - 560 065 (Karnataka),
cDepartment of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru - 560 065 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1P.G. Student *(ismaalr@hotmail.com), Presently : Director, Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture, Maldives, 2Associate Professor & Head, 3Professor, 4Assistant Professor
Subject : Horticulture (Spices, Ornamental & Plantation Crops, Floriculture and Landscape Architecture etc.)
Paper No. : P-7455
Total Pages : 4
Received : 22 October 2018
Revised accepted : 21 November 2018
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Citation :
ISMAIL RASHEED, G.K. SEETHARAMU, R. KRISHNA MANOHAR and ANIL KUMAR S. 2018. Effect of different coloured shadenets on growth of ornamental indoor plants. Green Farming Vol. 9 (6) : 1060-1063 ; November-December, 2018
ABSTRACT
An investigation on evaluation of indoor foliage plants viz., Aglaonema nitidum 'Curtisii', Dracaena marginata 'Tricolour; and Schefflera arboricola 'Hicolour' with respect to vegetative growth was carried out under tree shade and four coloured shadenets viz., black, green, red and blue at Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Center, GKVK, Bengaluru during November 2013 to May 2014. Aglaonema, Dracaena and Schefflera plants evaluated under red shadenet recorded maximum plant height (65.80 cm, 67.70 cm and 30.93 cm respectively), thickest stem diameter (2.46 cm, 1.39 cm and 1.19 cm respectively), plant spread (54.75 cm, 34.80 cm and 43.73 cm respectively), number of leaves (27.0, 82.30 and 54.30 respectively), leaf length (29.50 cm, 40.03 cm and 14.57 cm respectively), leaf breadth (10.91 cm, 1.24 cm and 13.38 cm respectively) and leaf area (246.78 cm2, 37.63 cm2 and 102.66 cm2). Dracaena & Schefflera plants under red shadenet recorded, longest internodal length (0.51 cm and 0.73 cm respectively). This study revealed that red shadenet was found best for the production of Aglaonema, Dracaena and Schefflera plants.
Key words :
Aglaonema, Dracaena, Light, Red shadenet, Schefflera, Vegetative growth.
