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Effect of Different Planting Medium on the Growth and Floral Yield of the Two Cultivars Anthurium (Anthurium adreanum L.)

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Anita D. Mante
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si4.1015

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The study was laid out in a 2 x 6 factorial experiment in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) to determine the effect of different planting medium on the growth and floral yield of the two cultivars of anthurium; to find out the potential of growing anthurium in garden soil; determine the interaction effect of the different planting medium and the cultivars and to identify the insect pest and diseases occurrence of growing anthurium in different planting medium. Two cultivars of anthurium grown in 50% vermicast + 50% aged rice hull and to 75% vermicast + 25% chop coconut husk obtained significantly the longest and widest leaf, numerous leaves, early to initiate flower consequently early to bloom which is statistically comparable to garden soil with expressing superior vegetative growth and floral yield. While anthurium grown in 25% vermicast + 25% rice hulls + 50% coconut husk got the narrowest and shortest leaf size. The average plant height (cm), average number of suckers, length of flower stalk and spathe of anthurium showed no significant difference in different planting medium. But numerically, anthurium grown in garden soil + urea obtained the tallest plant, numerous leaves, more suckers, longer flower stalk and spathe. However, floral yield, width of the spathe and length of the spadix was significantly different in both cultivars. The widest spathe was noted in Nieta orange (V1) while the longest spadix was found in Kaumana Red (V2). No interaction effect between two factors in both growth and floral yield performance of two varieties of anthurium was recorded. Nieta orange (V1) was noted susceptible to leaf spots, bacterial blight and stem rot compared to Kaumana red (V2). On the other hand, short horned grasshopper was recorded in both varieties. Other arthropods pest like mites was noted to infest the experimental plants

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