Evaluation of different combinations of potting media and ornamental plants on growth, biochemical, and nutrient content in outdoor vertical gardening

The current study was carried out to evaluate various combinations of potting media and ornamental plants for outdoor vertical gardening as, these days to use vertical space is trending with increasing urbanization. This study will help to workout best potting media ratio for them. We will conclude...

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Published in:Journal of plant nutrition 2024-11, Vol.47 (19), p.3455-3468
Main Authors: Katoch, Karun, Dubey, Rajesh Kumar, Choudhary, Anuradha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal manures
Composting
Farms
Flowers & plants
Foliage
Gardening
Gardens & gardening
Manures
Media
Nutrient content
Nutrients
Nutritive value
ornamental
Ornamental plants
Plant layout
Plant species
Plants (botany)
Potting
Retention capacity
Soil improvement
Soils
Urbanization
vermicompost
Vermicomposting
vertical
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Summary:The current study was carried out to evaluate various combinations of potting media and ornamental plants for outdoor vertical gardening as, these days to use vertical space is trending with increasing urbanization. This study will help to workout best potting media ratio for them. We will conclude to highlight a best combination of potting media, among, T1: Soil + Farm Yard Manure + Cocopeat (50:25:25), T2: Soil + Farm Yard Manure + Cocopeat (25:50:25), T3: Soil + Farm Yard Manure + Cocopeat (25:25:50), T4: Soil + Vermicompost + Cocopeat (25:50:25), and T5 (Control): Soil + Farm Yard Manure (50:50) and best plant species among Syngonium podophyllum, Dracaena compacta (Red), Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, Dracaena reflexa, and Pedilanthus tithymaloides. Each treatment contained 15 plants replicated thrice under the Completely Randomized Block Design. The potting media ratio combination in T4: Soil + Vermicompost + Cocopeat (25:50:25) proved to be the best for improvement of vegetative parameters and for the attractive foliage of the selected ornamental plants, having more ratio of vermicompost thus capable of providing good amount of all beneficial benefits with more moisture retention capacity and nutrients value than other combination of media used. The minimum value of all the observations recorded was found to be in T5 (Control): Soil + Farm Yard Manure (50:50).
ISSN:0190-4167
1532-4087
DOI:10.1080/01904167.2024.2380480