Response of Chasmanths aethloplca (L.) N.E.Br. plants to foliar spray with kinetin and kristalon. [electronic resource].

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Propagation of Antholyza (Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E Sr.) by seeds, usually needs 3-4 years to get flowering plants, and may be accompanied with some genetical isolations. However, in order to keep the quality and colour of the cultivated species. it is preferable to use new corms or cormels in propagation. Increasing such new corms or cormels on the mother plant is considered the main target from the commercial point of view. So, a field trial was carried out at Orman Botanical Garden, Giza, Egypt during 2005-06 and 2006/07 seasons to study the effect of kinetin (6-furfuryl aminopurine) at the levels of 0, 25, 50 and 75 ppm, kristalon (a complete fertilizer of 19:19:19 + micronutrients) at the rates of 0, 1, 2 and 3 g/L and the combination between 50ppm kinetin and 2 g/L kristalon on the vegetative growth, flowering, corms productivity and chemical composition of Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E. Sr. Plants.

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