Effect of micro-nutrients as a foliar spray on the performance of Zinnia (Zinnia elegans L.) Cv. Lilliput mix

Abstract

An experiment was carried out at Navjeevan Kisan P.G. College, Mawana, Meerut, (UP). Among the treatments applied in the study, The maximum height of plant, number of leaves per plant, diameter of stem, number of shoots per plant and length of longest leaf were obtained under F3Z3 (1500ppm Iron +1500ppm Zinc) treatment combination, but the maximum time taken to first flower bud appearance after transplanting was observed under F1Z1(500ppm Iron+500ppm Zinc) treatment. While; the maximum number of flower, diameter of flower was recorded under F3Z3(1500ppm Iron +1500ppm Zinc). The maximum time taken to full opening of flower bud appearance was obtained under F0Z0(0ppm Iron+0ppm Zinc).