Commercial Floriculture

Irrigation

• Adequate soil moisture is very much essential throughout the vegetative and flowering stages of roses,
• Water logging condition is not good for rose cultivation.
• The frequency of irrigation depends on

  • Stage of growth
  • Soil texture/ Media
  • Climate and
  • Type of production-field or pot culture.
• Normally the lighter soil requires more frequent irrigation than heavy soils.
• In general water the rose beds once in a week or 10 days in winter and twice a week during the summer season.
• Different system of irrigation is prevalent in various parts of the world.
• Drip irrigation is deal for roses.
• High concentration of salt in water is harmful to the rose plant which results in chlorosis; tip burning and reduction in flower yield and stem length.

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