Kedarnath

Kedarnath

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  INTRODUCTION Common name :Anthurium (flamingo lily) Family : Aeraceae 2n : 30 Scientific name : Anthurium andreanum
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  Temptation, Tropical Red,Red Dragon, Verdun Red, Flame, Mauritius Red Mauritius Orange, Peach, Casino, Sunshine Orange, Nitta. Acropolis, Linda de Mol, Mauritius White, Lima, Manoa Mist VARIETIES
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  PINK GREEN BICOLOURED Abe Pink, CandyStripe, Passion Midori, Esmaralda. Titicaca, Jewel, Akapana, Cardinal
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  Anthurium requires porous,well drained aerated soil rich in organic matter content. The soil pH should be 5.5 and 6.5. It performs well under green shade net having 70 – 80 % shade intention with 80 -90 % humidity and 24 - 28°C temperature and 15 - 22°C night temperature with 1500 – 2000 foot candles light intensity.
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  Foliar application of0.2% of NPK @ 30:10:10 during vegetative stage and 10:20:20 during flowering stage is adopted for pot cultivation. Fertigation can be adopted for raised bed cultivation For the first 6 months spray plants with a solution of cow dung and DAP @ 250 ml/plant (10 kg of cow dung + 2 kg of DAP dissolved in 200 l of water and the decanted solution is used for spaying). After 6 months fertigation is adopted with the following schedule Pot cultivation Raised bed cultivation
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  BED SYSTEM SHADE REGULATION Soilis incorporated with organic matter. Bed size of 1.2 to 1.4m width with a spacing of 60 x 60 cm is found idea 70-80% shade level is found to be best for Tamil Nadu and Kerala conditions. Excess light causes permanent damage to the leaves. Shade net should be laid at a minimum height of 3m from ground level
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  Seeds germinate within10 days; transplanted after 4-6 month takes 2 - 3 years to bloom. Seeds scattered on a finely shredded medium & kept under 75 % shade Suckers produced from base of the plant at 4-5 leaf stage with 2-3 roots separated. 57 ppm BAP at monthly intervals on more than one year old plant encourage more suckers Seeds Suckers
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  STEM CUTTING TISSUE CULTURE Topof the stem with few roots of 3 to 4 year old plants is removed and planted. Each cutting should have single eye or bud IBA 500ppm produce good roots. Becoming popular; explants – leaf segments, root segments, stem section, vegetaive buds, flower stalks, spathe and spadix; MS medium
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  PLANTING IRRIGATION Grown in potsor raised beds. Tissue culture plants of 15 cm height with 4-6 leaves are ideal for planting. Mist or over head sprinkler to provide water and to improve relative humidity
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  NPK @ 30:10:10@ 0.2% is given from 30 days of planting as foliar application at weekly intervals Application of GA3 200 ppm as foliar spray at 2 month intervals improves the growth and quality of flowers Fertilizer requirement Growth regulators
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  Leaf pruning retaining4 – 6 leaves/plant has to be taken up then and there to avoid disease problem and to promote flowering. The roots formed on the lower leaf axils should be buried Leaves appear bleached in the center and may have brown tips. To control this problem, shade should be given so as to reduce the light level to 1800-2500 foot-candles After cultivation Excess light
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  PLANT
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  PEST DISEASES Aphids : Dimethoate(0.3%) Scale insects : Malathion (0.1 %) Spider mites : Wettable sulphur (0.03 %) Thrips : Malathion (0.1%) Anthracnose : Bavistin (0.1%) Leaf spot : Dithane m-45 (0.2 %) Root rot : Captan (2 g/l) – soil drench Bacterial wilt : Streptocyclin (200 ppm)
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  Harvest commences after3 – 6 months of planting. Each leaf unfold will give out one flower. Flowers are harvested when the spathe completely unfurls and the spadix is well developed with one third of bisexual flowers got opened. Harvesting has to be done during cooler parts of the day i.e.) early morning or late evening. In general, the blooms are placed in water held in plastic buckets immediately after cutting from the plant. Delay in keeping in water allows air entry into the stem and causes blockage of the vascular vessels. Cut flowers after harvest should be shifted to pre cooling chambers in refrigerated vehicles having 2-4°C temperature as they deteriorate most rapidly at high temperature.
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  YIELD An average 8flowers/plant/year can be obtained. POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY Pulsing of flower stalks with BA 25 ppm for 24 hours improves shelf life up to 24days as against 13 days in control Packing the spathe with spadix in poly film (100 gauge) and covering the basal ends of the stalks with cotton dipped in BA improves shelf life up to 27.5 days Holding solution: 8 HQC 200 ppm + sucrose 5 % increases vase life up to 30 days
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  THANK