Use of Soilless Culture Technique in the Production of Chrysanthemum (Denderanthema grandiflora Ramat) cv.”Zembla” | ||
| Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 89, Volume 28, Issue 2, December 2020, Pages 529-536 PDF (1.04 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajs.2020.30524.1212 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hadeer Ahmed Rafaat* 1; Abdel Azizِ Mohamed Hosni2; Mohamed Zaki Elshinawy3; Mohammed Hewidy4 | ||
| 1Arid Land Agriculture Graduate Studies and Research Institute | ||
| 2Hort. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams University, Shoubra El-Kheima, P.O. Box 68 Hadayek Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 3Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Ain Shams Univ. | ||
| 4Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research study was carried out during the two successive seasons of 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 at the farm located within the vicinity of the Arid lands Agriculture graduated studies and Research Institute (ALARI), Shobra Elkheima, Qalyobia governorate, Egypt, under an unheated plastic-house (25 m length x 9 m width x 3.5 m height). The experiments were laid out in a completely randomized design (CRD) with 3 replications, and the result data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA). Chrysanthemum (Denderanthema grandiflora Ramat) cv. Zembla was employed in this research imported initially from DELIFLOR Company, in the Netherlands. Seedlings were planted in different substrate cultures to determine the most suitable local mixes for their cultivation and maximum production. Three of them were chosen from the local environment namely Water hyacinth, Palm fiber and Sugar-cane refuse in addition to Sawdust and Peat moss. The seedlings were planted into pots filled with eleven substrate culture mixes as follow: Water hyacinth (WH), WH + peat moss (1:1), Palm fibers (PF), PF + Peat moss (1:1), Coarse sawdust (CS), CS + Peat moss (1:1), Fine sawdust (FS), FS + peat moss (1:1), Sugar-Cane refuse (SC), SC + Peat moss (1:1) and Peat moss. The results indicated that the substrate combination of PF + peat moss (1:1) and WH + peat moss (1:1) gave higher significant values when compared to other remaining substrate with regards to vegetative parameters, i.e. plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves per plant and greenness of leaves as SPAD reading values. Also flower diameter exhibited a higher significant increase when PF + peat moss (1:1) + WH+ peat moss substrate combination was used compared to the other remaining substrates. Flower vase life also was influenced by the local substrate used in bringing up the cut-flowers and showed longer standing in the preservative solution when flowers were obtained from both of WH + peat moss (1:1) and Palm fiber + peat moss (1:1) compared to other substrate culture mixtures. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chrysanthemum; Substrate culture; Cut-flowers- Soilless culture- Water hyacinth; Palm fibers; Sawdust; Peat moss Sugar-cane refuse | ||
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