Abstract:
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of different doses of the liquid fertilizer (Ultra
Phyto Plus ‘8-8-8’) on growth and flowering of the carnation cultivar “Can can scarlet”. The
fertilizer doses were 0 ml/L, 1.25 ml/L, 2.50 ml/L and 3.75 ml fertilizer/litre of water. Treatments
(doses) were laid in a completely randomized design with four replications. Data were collected
on vegetative growth parameters namely; plant height, number of branches/plant and number of
leaves/plants; flowering parameters namely number of flowers per plant, flower diameter and
flower stalk length; leaf nutrient content, namely; leaf total nitrogen, leaf total phosphorus and leaf
total potassium. Application of 2.5 ml/L of Ultra Phyto Plus ‘8-8-8’fertilizer resulted in
significantly (P≤0.05) greatest values of all growth and flowering parameters, leaf total nitrogen,
leaf total phosphorus and leaf total potassium compared to other treatments. The treatment of 2.50
ml/L water of the Ultra Phyto Plus ‘8-8-8’ liquid fertilizer may be recommended for the carnation
cultivar “Can can scarlet”.
