Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2019)
Studies on growth and quality of Philodendron xanadu plants under different coloured shade nets
Author(s): Naveena N, SP Thamaraiselvi, KR Rajadurai and R Sivakumar
Abstract: The present investigation was carried out to study the influence of different coloured shade nets on Philodendron xanadu (Cut foliage plant). The plants were grown under four different coloured shade nets viz., red, white, green, black and control as natural tree shade. Environmental parameters viz., light intensity, temperature and relative humidity recorded during the entire study period indicated that highest light intensity was recorded under red net and control conditions. Plant height and plant spread were superior in the plants grown under red shade net during sixth month after planting. Unlike the significant influence of certain morphological parameters under red net condition, the physiological parameters like total chlorophyll content was highest under black net conditions while epicuticular wax content in the leaves was found to be higher under green net conditions. In contrast to the above, photosynthetic rate was highest in the plants grown under natural shade conditions (control). Foliage quality parameters like days taken for leaf senescence in plants and vase life in distilled water was found to be superior in the foliage harvested from the plants grown under green net.
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Naveena N, SP Thamaraiselvi, KR Rajadurai, R Sivakumar. Studies on growth and quality of Philodendron xanadu plants under different coloured shade nets. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(1):319-322.
