Ornamental potential and commercial quality of Anthurium solitarium grown in bamboo compost
Keywords:
Araceae, organic residue, substrate, tropical cropsAbstract
Anthurium solitarium Schott is a species that might be used both as potted plant and cut foliage, but it is indispensable to have an adequate substrate to achieve desirable growth and commercial standard. Thus, the present research aimed at evaluating the ornamental potential and commercial quality of Anthurium solitarium grown in bamboo compost. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with six substrates and three replicates with five plants in each experimental plot. Seedlings were grown for 270 days in substrates containing different percentages (v:v) of bamboo compost (BC) and coconut fiber (CF): T1 (100% CF), T2 (75% CF + 25% BC), T3 (50% CF + 50% BC), T4 (25% CF + 75% BC), T5 (100% BC); and a control treatment, T6 - commercial substrate Basaplant® (100% CS). The number of leaves, the leaf area, leaf (LDW) and root dry weight (RDW), root length and volume, LDW/RDW ratio and total dry weight. Leaf nutrient contents were determined. The ornamental potential, commercial acceptance and quality of the plants were also evaluated. Plants grown in substrates with BC showed higher growth, ornamental potential, market quality and acceptance than those grown in CF and CS.
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