Effect of different media mixtures for dianthus with and without biofertilizer under vertical gardening

Abstract

A experiment was conducted at wall mounted vertical garden establish structure in Department of Floriculture and Landscape under College of Agriculture Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) during the year 2024-25. The experimental design utilized a Completely Randomized Design with 9 treatments, included three replications. The present investigation revealed that the maximum plant height (22.08), number of branches (6.55), plant canopy area (83.95 cm²), no. of flower (53.00), flower diameter (24.59 mm), flowering duration (98.00 days), root length (13.78 cm), root density (0.63 cm3) and root weight (1.21 gm), shoot weight ((8.83 gm) was recorded in T4 (Garden soil + FYM + Perlite + Biofertilizer (KSB, PSB, ZSB) in a 1:2:1 ratio). The minimum number of days required for days 50% bud initiation (83.00 days), days 50% Flower initiation (89.00 days) and flower longevity (22.00 days) respectively was observed in T8 (Garden soil + Vermicompost + Perlite + Biofertilizer (KSB, PSB, ZSB) in a 2:2:1 ratio). Thus, it can be concluded that the medium containing a mixture of KSB, PSB, and ZSB is most promising for vegetative growth, flowering, and rooting parameters. Therefore, this medium containing the mixture may be suitable for landscape vertical gardening.