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Author(s)
Przemysław Bąbelewski and Magdalena Pancerz
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6256/2015.05.005
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Department of Horticulture, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław 50-363, Poland
ABSTRACT
In conditions of Poland, farewell-to-spring
never was cultivated for cut flowers in unheated foil tunnel. Specific
conditions of Lower Silesia, together with the short cultivation cycle and
small demands of this plant, are promised for its cultivation in this region of
Europe. The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of two
farewell-to-spring varieties for the cultivation for cut flowers in unheated
foil tunnel in Lower Silesia conditions during autumn time. The two-factorial
experiment was carried out by the method of random blocks in Research-Development
Station of Vegetable and Ornamental Plants of Wrocław University of
Environmental and Life Sciences. The first factor was the variety—“Grace White” and “Brillant” and the second was the year of cultivation—2012
and 2013. Measurements included number and length of flower stems, number of
flower buds and leaves per flower stem, fresh and dry weight of flower stem and
leaves color parameters. Total chlorophyll content was also determined. Studies
showed that autumn cultivation of farewell-to-spring is reasonable because of
its high yield (about 640 flower stems/m2) with long flower stems
from 50 cm up to 80 cm. In Lower Silesia conditions, the variety “Grace White” has proven to be
better; it produced higher
number of flower stems with higher number of lowers buds and thus flowers. In
terms of thermal conditions, more favorable was year 2013, in which the plants
produced longer flower stems and had higher total chlorophyll content in
leaves. After inserting the flower stems in tap water, all flower buds developed.
KEYWORDS
Farewell-to-spring, autumn cultivation, foil tunnel, cut flowers, Lower Silesia. ,
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