The effects of plucking flower bud on bulb and plant growth of Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum Leichtlin ex Baker) is one of bulbous plants natural distributed in a large part of Turkey. Grape hyacinth belongs to Liliaceae family. Grape hyacinth bulbs must be in a certain circumference to be able to blossom. This study was conducted between December 2015 a...
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| Language: | English |
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Ondokuz Mayıs University
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Anadolu Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://dergipark.gov.tr/omuanajas/issue/43320/444180 |
| Summary: | Grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum Leichtlin ex Baker) is one of bulbous plants natural distributed in
a large part of Turkey. Grape hyacinth belongs to Liliaceae family. Grape hyacinth bulbs must be in a
certain circumference to be able to blossom. This study was conducted between December 2015 and
May 2016 to determine the effects of plucking flower bud on grape hyacinth growing in different
developmental periods. Grape hyacinth bulbs with a circumference of 7.5 cm were used as plant
material. Peat + perlite (1:1; v/v) mixture was used as a growing media. The study was conducted in pot
culture. In the study, flower bud was plucked in 3 different developmental periods. The flower bud was
plucked as soon as it was seen in first treatment (D1). The flower bud was plucked under its receptacle
before blooming in second treatment (D2). The flower bud was not plucked in the control (K). Plant
weight, bulb diameter, bulblet number, leaf number, leaf length, leaf width, leaf thickness, pedicle
length, pedicle diameter, raceme length, flower number in raceme, raceme diameter parameters were
examined in the trial. The effect of plucking flower bud on bulb diameter, bulblet number, plant weight,
leaf number, leaf length, leaf width and leaf thickness was statistically insignificant. The values of the
bulb diameter were 32.52 mm (D1), 32.87 mm (D2) and 31.29 mm (K). The bulblet number ranged
from 4.96 (K) to 6.06 (D2), leaf length between 49.59 cm (D2) and 50.93 cm (D1). In the treatments
where flower bud plucked, higher bulb diameter and bulblet number were obtained. |
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| ISSN: | 1308-8750 1308-8769 |