Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted in the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from October 2019 to April 2020 to
evaluate the effect of foliar application of supplement copper based zinc nano
fertilizer on three lisianthus varieties. Lisianthus varieties viz. V
(Light Pink), V
3
1
(Purple Picotee), V
(Super Magic Type Blue); and copper based zinc nano fertilizer
application with different concentration in: N
(Control; No nano fertilizer
application), N
1
(1ml/L), and N
2
0
(2ml/L) were used in this experiment arranged in
Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Data on growth and
flower yield attributes parameters were collected in which all the treatment showed
significant variations. Among varieties, number of branches (4.9), stem length (55.3
cm), no. flower buds/stem (13.6), no. of flowers/plant (37.6), vase life (17.7 days)
were observed in V
(Purple Picotee) which is an early variety among the three
varieties whereas minimum in V
1
(Light Pink) is a late variety. Again, 2ml/L copperbased
zinc
nano
fertilizer
application
influenced
growth
characteristics
of
plant,
where
tallest
plant height (78.8 cm), maximum number of leaves (104.3), SPAD value
(56.7), stem diameter (5.4 mm), stem length (56.8cm) were recorded. Furthermore,
maximum flower yield per hectare (9.1million) were found in V
2
1
N
and minimum
(2.1 million) in V
2
N
. In view of overall performances, Purple Picotee lisianthus with
the application of 2ml/L of copper based zinc nano fertilizer would be the potential
for flower yield as well as quality.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
