Claim · model-written summary
Three applications of HA and NPK increased the length of stems and spikes of gladiolus.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus grandiflorus
Gladiolus grandifloruse0 - Treatment
- three applications of HA and NPKe1
- Outcome
- stems and spikese7
- Direction
- longere7
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.)”
e1“three applications of HA and NPK, applied at planting, 3-leaf, and 6-leaf stages of plant development”
e7“greater number of florets per spike, longer stems and spikes, and greater diameter of a spike”
Title
Humic acid and cultivar effects on growth, yield, vase life, and corm characteristics of gladiolus
Iftikhar Ahmad; Rana Usman Saquib Chilean journal of agricultural research 2013. doi:10.4067/s0718-58392013000400002
Other claims from this paper (15)
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK proved best for early and uniform sprouting of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK increased foliage growth per plant of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK increased leaf area of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK increased total leaf chlorophyll contents of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK gave earlier spike emergence in gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK increased the number of florets per spike of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK increased the spike diameter of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK gave higher flower quality of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK gave longer vase life of cut gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK increased the number of cormels per clump of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Three applications of HA and NPK increased cormel diameter and weight of gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Applying NPK alone at planting gave poor growth of gladiolus compared with the control.
- Intervention effect Applying NPK alone at planting reduced yield of gladiolus compared with the control.
- Intervention effect Applying NPK alone at planting gave inferior quality of gladiolus compared with the control.
- Observation Among the five cultivars, 'Fado' performed best for commercial cultivation when humic acid was applied.