Abstract
A field trial was done to investigate the effect of foliar spray using different concentrations of potassium oxide on flower quality and yield attributes of Gladiolus cv. American Beauty, at Horticultural Farm, Rampur- Chitwan during the winter season of 2021/2022. Seven different concentrations of K2O (1gm/L, 2gm/L, 4gm/L, 6gm/L, 8gm/L, 10gm/L, and control) were applied for the experiment, laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results illustrated that foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced most of the recorded parameters i.e., plant height (110.51 cm), number of leaves (8.86), spike length (79.92 cm), rachis length (40.16 cm), day for spike initiation (68.46 days), days for 50% flowering (79.53 days), number of florets per spike (13.5) and total days for flowering (85.26 days) as compared to control. Foliar spray of potassium can be applied as a partial substitute for the recommended soil amended potassium for increasing nutrient uptake and thus stimulating plant growth and floral characteristics.
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Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O increased plant height to 110.51 cm versus control.
- Material
- AMERICAN BEAUTYt0
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 110.51 cme0
- Comparator
- controle1
GladiolusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced most of the recorded parameters i.e., plant height (110.51 cm)”
e1“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O increased leaf count to 8.86 versus control.
- Material
- AMERICAN BEAUTYt0
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe0
- Outcome
- number of leavese0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 8.86e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced most of the recorded parameters i.e., plant height (110.51 cm), number of leaves (8.86)”
e1“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O increased spike length to 79.92 cm versus control.
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe1
- Outcome
- spike lengthe0
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 79.92 cme0
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“spike length (79.92 cm)”
e1“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced”
e2“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O increased rachis length to 40.16 cm versus control.
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe1
- Outcome
- rachis lengthe0
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 40.16 cme0
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“rachis length (40.16 cm)”
e1“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced”
e2“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O changed time to spike initiation to 68.46 days versus control.
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe1
- Outcome
- day for spike initiatione0
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 68.46 dayse0
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“day for spike initiation (68.46 days)”
e1“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced”
e2“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O changed time to 50% flowering to 79.53 days versus control.
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe1
- Outcome
- days for 50% floweringe0
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 79.53 dayse0
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“days for 50% flowering (79.53 days)”
e1“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced”
e2“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O increased florets per spike to 13.5 versus control.
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe1
- Outcome
- number of florets per spikee0
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 13.5e0
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“number of florets per spike (13.5)”
e1“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced”
e2“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
4gm/L K2O changed total days for flowering to 85.26 days versus control.
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 4gm/L K2Oe1
- Outcome
- total days for floweringe0
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 85.26 dayse0
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total days for flowering (85.26 days)”
e1“foliar spray of 4gm/L K2O treatment greatly enhanced”
e2“as compared to control”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend foliar potassium as a partial substitute for soil potassium to improve growth and flowers.
- Outcome
- Foliar spray of potassium can be applied as a partial substitute for the recommended soil amended potassiume0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar spray of potassium can be applied as a partial substitute for the recommended soil amended potassium for increasing nutrient uptake and thus stimulating plant growth and floral characteristics”
t0“GLADIOLUS CV. AMERICAN BEAUTY”
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