Growth, Yield and Productivity of Hybrid Tea Rose (Rosa X Hybrida) In Response to Seasonal Variation and Manure Application Rates

O O Olubode, A W Salau, O R Adeyemi

Abstract


Environmental conditions of cold and dry weather often have significant influence on flowering and floral yield of most crops. Two locally adapted rose cultivars (Rosa x Hybrida cvs. ‘Immaculate’ and ‘P.H. Baby’, with white and red flowers respectively) were evaluated for the flowering and flower yield responses to the influence of seasonal variations and organic manure rates under rain-fed conditions at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. The experiment was a 2 x 2 x 4 factorial arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The study was conducted in two seasons using the two cultivars supplied with poultry manure (PM) rates at 5, 10 and 20 t/ha where the unfertilized (0 t/ha) served as control. The result showed significant difference in seasonal variation where the year II at both juvenile and mature stages recorded significantly improved plant height, number of leaves, number of buds/opened flowers and flower yield. The ‘Immaculate’ was significantly (P≤0.05) taller with more leaves but had thinner girth. Although, generally lower in the flowers/buds ratio, but not different in yield, the ‘P.H. Baby’ had more flowers at the juvenile stage. The plants supplied with 5 t/ha PM rates had taller height, more leaves, and more flower buds/opened flowers compared to other manure rates. In conclusion, year II environmental conditions supported better crop growth and yield, the ‘Immaculate’ although not different in floral yield had better vegetative growth, while the 5 t/ha PM was considered the optimum manure application rate under rain-fed condition.

Keywords


Flowering; flower yield; hybrid tea rose; manure rates; seasonal variations

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