Effect of coloured shade nets on physiology and quality of cut foliage plants

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate cut foliage plants namely Asparagus sprengeri and Nephrolepis exaltata under four different coloured shade nets viz., red, white, green, black and control as natural tree shade. Total chlorophyll content in the foliages found to be highest under black net conditions. In contrast, photosynthetic rate was highest in the plants grown under natural shade conditions. Root parameters and foliage quality parameters were found to best in the cut foliage harvested from green shade nets.