Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Evaluatation of influencing Ca concentration in nutrient solution and growth medium on the quantitative and qualitative yield of Lilium (Asiatic hybrid lilium)

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Ali Mohammadi Torkashvand 1
Najme Seyedi 2
1 Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2 Former M. Sc. Student, Department of Horticulture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2015.56911
Abstract
To investigate effect of calcium and growth medium on Lilium (Asiatic Hybrid Lilium bulbs “Tresor” cultivar) and nutrients uptake, a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design was conducted by three levels of calcium in nutrient solution (2, 4 and 6 mM*) and five growth media (100% Perlite, 70% Perlite + 30% Cocopeat, 50% Perlite + 50% Cocopeat, 30% Perlite + 70% Cocopeat, 100% Cocopeat) with three replicates. The attributes measureing in this experiment were height of the plant, stem diameter, length of flower stalk, number of buds, flower diagonal diameter, time taken to blossom, weight of the dried plant and postharvest vase life. Results showed that the height, stem and flower diameter, flowering stem height and bud number increased in combined bed of coccopeat and peat proportional to increment of coccopeat proportion. At the same concentration of calcium, the mixture of 70% coccopeat and 30% perlite increased flower longevity, but in net coccopeat and perlite, increasing of calcium led to increase in flower longevity.
Keywords
Asiatic hybrid lilium
Coccopeat
nutrient
ornamental
Perlite
plant nutrition
Uptake
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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 46, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Winter 2016
Pages 637-647

  • Receive Date 28 January 2014
  • Revise Date 13 July 2014
  • Accept Date 15 September 2014