Effect of different soil media on the performance of balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
1998
Qadir, G. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept of Horticulture) | Ishtiaq, M.
The experiment to investigate the "Effect of different soil media on the performance of Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)", was carried out at the Ornamental Nursery of Horticulture, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, during the year 1994. Balsam seedlings were transplanted from the seed bed to the earthen pots containing seven different soil media i.e. sand, silt, clay, sand + silt, sand + clay, silt + clay and sand + silt + clay. The data recorded, revealed that media had highly significant effect on plant height, number of flowers per plant and root length, while number of leaves per plant were not significantly affected by different soil media. Medium silt showed best performance among the tested media. Maximum plant height (30.03 cm), number of leaves per plant (16.9), number of flowers per plant (5.6), and root length (9.90 cm) were recorded for the plants growing in silt.
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