National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Foliage filler crops forms the backbone of cut flower arrangements. A study was undertaken at Horticultural Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Pechiparai with the objective of evaluating the performance of foliage filler crops under rubber plantations. Six foliage filler crops viz., Aglaonema ‘Earnesto Favourite’, Thuja orientalis, Calathea princeps ,T4 : Asparagus densiflorus‘Sprengeri’,T5 : Draecena deremensis ‘Song of India’ and T6 : Asparagus plumosus were grown as intercrop in the rubber plantation and were evaluated for their growth and yield of cut stems in shady condition. It was observed that more number of cut foliages was produced by Asparagus plumosusas 30.58 per plant and 122.32 per m2 and this was followed by the Draecena ‘Song of India’ as 28.58 per plant and 114.00 per m2.Regarding the vase life of cut foliages, the intercrop Draecena ‘Song of India’ recorded highest vase life with 23.14 days and this was followed by Asparagus plumosus (18.73 days).
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