Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Shweta G Hebbale, B Hemla Naik, Chandrashekar SY, Thippeshappa GN and Kantharaj Y

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled, “Standardization of NPK for spider lily (Hymenocallis speciosa L.) under hill zone of Karnataka,” was conducted at the College of Horticulture, Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Mudigere, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, during the year 2020-21. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design, with nine treatments and three replications. The results revealed that significant differences were observed among different treatments of NPK doses. The treatment comprising of 75:20:50 kg NPK/ha recorded the maximum plant height (96.40 cm), number of leaves (69.26), plant spread (N-S) (100.23 cm), plant spread (E-W) (100.91 cm), leaf length (99.63 cm), leaf breadth (6.97 cm), leaf area (458.67 cm²), flowering duration (32.20 days), number of bulbs per plant (5.87), diameter of bulb (13.98 cm), weight of bulb (997.46 g), bulb yield (94.63 kg), minimum days taken for spike emergence (25.00) and days taken for bud initiation to harvesting of a flower spike (9.41).