Performance of Ornamental Plants in Different Media Composition for Outdoor Vertical Gardening: Experimental Investigation
Muskan *
Department of Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping), Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Devi Singh
Department of Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping), Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
C. John Wesley
Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present experiment was carried out during August 2022 to November 2022 in Research Field , Department of Horticulture SHUATS, Prayagraj. The experiment was conducted in Factorial Plot Design (FPD) with five media composition i.e (Soil, Perlite, Sand, Cocopeat,) in different proportion viz. M0-Soil,M1- Perlite +Cocopeat+Sand 1:1:1,M2- Perlite +Cocopeat+Sand 1:1:2,M3- Perlite+Cocopeat+Sand 1:2:1,M4- Perlite+Cocopeat+Sand 2:1:1 in plastic pot for outdoor vertical gardening. Total number of plants are 150, there are two factors .Five variety and each varieties have five plants with three replication. Second factor is the different types of plant such as Begonia semperflorens, Crassula ovata, Syngonium podophyllum, Coleus scutellarioide, Iresine herbstii. From the present experimental growth parameter and ornamental morphological characters observed. Among the five ornamentals plants used Coleus scutellarioide and Jade performed better as ornamentals plants used in vertical garden system with growing media and the media composition M4 (Perlite+Cocopeat+Sand 2:1:1) is the best media composition for the plant growth.
Keywords: Coleus scutellarioide, Syngonium podophyllum, Begonia semperflorens, Crassula ovata, Iresine herbstii, vertical gardening