EFFECTS OF PLANTING DATE ON GROWTH AND FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS OF Zinnia elegans L. UNDER CONDITIONS OF LAHG GOVERNORATE, YEMEN | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 18, Volume 33, Issue 7, July 2008, Page 5193-5195 PDF (365.65 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2008.166848 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| K. Massoud* | ||||
| Dept. of Horticulture, Fac. of Agric, Abstact Lahg, Yemen | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| An experiment was carried out during the successive seasons of 1990/1991 and 1991/1992 at thenursery of Horticulture Dept., Naser college of Agriculture, Lahg, Yemen, to study the effects of three planting date (last week of Sept., last week of Nov., and last week of Jan.) on growth and flower characteristics Zinnia elegans L. under field condition. Results showed that neither plant height not flower head diameter were not affected by planting date however, early (last week of Sept.) and late (last week of Jan.) plantings resulted in better plant fresh weight and number of leaves/plant then medium planting date. Early planting date resulted in heightest fresh weight of flower. | ||||
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