Micro nutrients On Growth, Yield and Quality Of Rose (Rosa hybrida)

Rose being an important commercial flower crop, there is a necessity to take up micronutrient studies to improve the growth, yield and quality parameters. The maximum plant height and number of shoots per were recorded in var. grand gala sprayed two times with micronutrient combination (V2S2T6) after pruning. Similarly, the highest chlorophyll content in the leaves (60.00µg/cm2) at 60 days after pruning, minimum number of days taken for emergence and first harvesting of flower (28.03 and 10.36 days respectively), maximum vase life (8.63days) was recorded in treatment V2S2T6. However, significantly higher plant spread (29.53, 34.91 and 37.30cm2) at 40, 60 and 80 days after pruning respectively. Leaf area (11.76cm2), stalk length (60.78cm), neck length(10.26cm), number of petals per flower(34.96), number of marketable flowers per plant and per square meter (12 and 120 respectively for six month duration) and highest benefit cost ratio (1.66) was recorded in treatment V2S2T7 (variety grand gala sprayed twice with commercial mixture rose booster at 0.25 percent) and was on par with treatment V2S2T6