Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(9):385-391 | DOI: 10.17221/45/2013-PSE

The influence of slow-release fertilizers on potted chrysanthemum growth and nutrient consumptionOriginal Paper

L. Kaplan, P. Tlustoš, J. Száková, J. Najmanová
Department of Agroenvironmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

In a two-year vegetation experiment, the effects of fertilizer with two slow nutrient releasing mechanisms on the growth of outdoor grown potted chrysanthemums (Multiflora group Chrysanthemum × grandiflorum) as well as on their uptake of the nutrients N, P, K, were studied. In this experiment, coated fertilizer with a controlled nutrient release effect (CRF) - Basacote 6M and fertilizer with a slow soluble nutrients (SRF) - Lovogreen NPK were tested. In the control variant, Kristalon Blue fertilizer was regularly applied in a solution form. From this experiment, the suitability of a onetime application of a slow nutrient - releasing fertilizer to potted chrysanthemums was ascertained. The fertilizers with a slow nutrient release effect were shown to ensure better plant growth during vegetation as well as a higher biomass weight and nutrient consumption level. From the onset of vegetation, the highest rates of biomass growth and nutrient consumption by plants were evident in the (CRF) - Basacote 6M fertilizer treatment.

Keywords: Chrysanthemum × grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitamura; nutrient; controlled-release fertilizer; nitrogen; growth response

Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation

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Kaplan L, Tlustoš P, Száková J, Najmanová J. The influence of slow-release fertilizers on potted chrysanthemum growth and nutrient consumption. Plant Soil Environ. 2013;59(9):385-391. doi: 10.17221/45/2013-PSE.
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