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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
An abiotic stress factor: Growth substrate effect on Tulipa gesneriana growth
Authors
Aysun Cavusoglu
Abstract
Well-known environmental factors for ornamental plants such as biotic or abiotic play a role in plant morphology and changes in flowering time. One of the vital factor is growth media that have an important impact on plant growth and quality of ornamental plants. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different substrates on tulip growth that is one of the flowering-bulbous ornamental plant between December, 2020-July, 2021. Tulip bulbs (Tulipa gesneriana L. cv. Pretty Woman) were sown after cold treatment in pots that included two different substrates as peat and perlite under open-field condition to observe plant growth parameters included flower and daughter corm characteristics. Statistical results showed that sprouting week from bulbs and first flower appearance day recorded as earlier in peat (5th week, 111st day) than perlite (7th week, 118th day). Plant height and leaf covered distance also gave better results in peat (34,3 cm; 12,5 cm) than perlite (26,2 cm; 10,9 cm). In all flower characteristics; flower stalk length (26,8 cm in peat; 20 cm in perlite), flower stalk diameter (0,57 cm in peat; 0,53 cm in perlite), flower length (7,5 cm in peat; 6,1 cm in perlite), flower diameter (8,3 cm in peat; 6,3 cm in perlite), considerable flowering rate (95,8% in peat; 79,2% in perlite) and double flowering rate (20,8% in peat; 0% in perlite) were recorded in higher values in peat than perlite. In the other important results; flower longevity and some daughter corm parameters in pots were also statistically more in peat than perlite. According to the data; used substrate has a vital role on plant growth characteristics, plant health and flower longevity of Tulipa gesneriana L. cv. Pretty Woman.
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Pages:859-862
How to cite this article:
Aysun Cavusoglu "An abiotic stress factor: Growth substrate effect on <em>Tulipa gesneriana</em> growth ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 859-862
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