Influence of combined application of micro and macronutrients on vegetative growth of Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum) cv. tropical

An experiment entitled “Nutritional management in Anthurium andraeanum cv. Tropical “was conducted to evaluate the effect of macronutrients alongwith micronutrients in agro shadenet structure of BTCC LAB, Dept of Floriculture and Landscaping, OUAT. Among the vegetative characters the highest plant height(26.94 cm), number of leaves per plant(10.33) and leaf petiole length (21.03cm) were observed with the substrate application of RDF -Urea:SSP: MOP @ (7.2:4.6:3.0 g/plant) alongwith Ca as Calcium Carbonate (1.6g/plant) and Mg as Magnesium Sulphate (1.5g/plant). For planting the tissue cultured anthurium plants 30 cm size earthen pots were used. The potting mixture comprised of substrates like charcoal, coconut husk, mango bark, coconut chops and bricks in equal proportion and placed under agro shadenet structure having 50% shade. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design and replicated thrice. The data observed revealed that the application of MS Micro and macronutrients significantly enhanced the vegetative growth in anthurium.