Commercial Floriculture

Fertilizer Application

• 100 kg N, 60 kg P₂O₅ and 40 kg K₂O /ha is recommended for tuberose production.
• For achieving increased essential oil content in flowers and for the maximum recovery of concrete, a fertilizer dose of 80 kg N, 60 kg P₂O₅ and 40 kg K₂O/ha has been recommended.
• Of the full recommended dose of fertilizers, half the N, the full dose of P and K has to be applied at the time of planting and the remaining half of N is given as a top-dressing after 45 days of planting.
• Apart from N, P and K, calcium, magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc, manganese, aluminium, boron and copper have also been found to influence the growth and flowering in tuberoses.