Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Efficacy of graded doses of pusa hydrogel as a component of potting media on growth, fresh and dry weight of coleus (Coleus blumei L.) under polyhouse condition
Author(s): Abdul Saboor Dawlatzai, R Jayanthi, Shiva Sai Prasad and N Deeksha Raj
Abstract: An experiment was carried out to study the efficacy of graded doses of Pusa Hydrogel on growth, fresh and dry weight of Coleus (Coleus blumei L.) under polyhouse conditionâ€. Four different concentrations of Pusa Hydrogel @10 g, 20 g, 30 g and 40 g each mixed with 5 kg of potting media were set as treatments. Application of 40 g of pusa hydrogel per 5kg of potting media resulted in significantly higher plant height (38.5cm), plant spread (41.6 cm2) fresh weight of shoot and roots (130 and 36 g respectively) and dry weight of shoots and roots (12.25g and 6.5g respectively), root length (25 cm), root volume (34.00 cm3) and BC ratio (1.40) as compared to control (without Pusa Hydrogel) at 120 days after planting. Significantly least quantity of water requirement (22.7 litre) and frequency of watering (once in 2.9 days) with a water saving of 39% were also recorded in the same treatment when compared to control.
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Abdul Saboor Dawlatzai, R Jayanthi, Shiva Sai Prasad, N Deeksha Raj. Efficacy of graded doses of pusa hydrogel as a component of potting media on growth, fresh and dry weight of coleus (Coleus blumei L.) under polyhouse condition. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):3225-3228.
