Effects of corms storage, zinc application and their interaction on vegetative growth, flowering, corms productivity and chemical constituents of Tritonia crocata Ker Gawl. plant [electronic resource].

Includes references.

Tritonia crocata Ker Gawl belongs to ornamental flowering bulbs (Fam. Irideace).The effect of corms storage treatments and duration and the optimum fertilization levels with microelements especially zinc on Tritonia have not been previously studied, under the Egyptian conditions. So, this work was conducted at Sakha Agritultural Research Station, Kaft El-Sheikh Governorate. Egypt, during two successive seasons of 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 to study the effect of corms storage treatments and zinc foliar spraying and their interaction on some vegetative growth traits, flowering, corms productivity and some chemical constituents composition, aiming to planting it in a large scale, since it became seldom planting in Egypt.

Summary in Arabic.

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