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Figure 2.
Effects of different fertilization schemes on the quality of ‘Sorbonne’ cut flowers. From left to right, plant height, buds, roots and flowers at different developmental stages. A2B3 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant, YaraMila Compound fertilizer 2 g/plant); A3B4 (fertilizer 4 g/plant, Nopfon macroelement water soluble fertilizer 0.4 g/plant as topdressing). DAP (days after planting).
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Figure 1.
Effects of different fertilization schemes on the quality of 'Conca d’Or' cut flowers. From left to right, plant height, buds, roots and flowers at different developmental stages. A1B3 (none basal fertilizer, YaraMila compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A3B1 (compound fertilizer 4 g/plant as basal fertilizer, none topdressing). DAP (days after planting).
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Figure 3.
Effects of different fertilization schemes on the quality of ‘Siberia’ cut flowers. A2B1 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant, none topdressing); A4B3 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 6 g/plant, YaraMila compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing). DAP (days after planting).
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Stage I Stage II Basal fertilizer Application amount Top dressing Application amount A1 — B1 — A2 Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant B2 Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant A3 Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 4 g/plant (commonly used in production) B3 YaraMila Compound fertilizer 2 g/plant A4 Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 6 g/plant B4 Nopfon macroelement water soluble fertilizer 0.4 g/plant Yangfeng (Hubei Yangfeng Fertilizer Industry Co) N:P:K = 15:15:15; YaraMila N:P:K = 15:15:15, NO3-N 7.5%, NH4-N 7.5%, P2O5 15%, K2O 15%, S 5.1%; Nopfon N:P:K = 19:19:19, N 15%, P2O5 15%, K2O 15%. Table 1.
Design of manuring.
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Cultivar Treatment Germination rate on
March 25/cmGermination rate on
March 28/cmGermination rate on
April 1/cmConca d'Or A1 0.5 ± 0.09 a 0.9 ± 0.03 a 0.97 ± 0.03 a A2 0.4 ± 0.06 a 0.9 ± 0.02 a 0.99 ± 0.01 a A3 0.16 ± 0.1 b 0.68 ± 0.06 b 0.86 ± 0.05 b A4 0.05 ± 0.04 b 0.36 ± 0.1 c 0.81 ± 0.09 b Sorbonne A1 0.04 ± 0.05 a 0.32 ± 0.05 a 0.8 ± 0.08 a A2 0.04 ± 0.01 a 0.39 ± 0.08 a 0.81 ± 0.09 a A3 0.05 ± 0.03 a 0.38 ± 0.09 a 0.76 ± 0.05 a A4 0.04 ± 0.03 a 0.38 ± 0.11 a 0.83 ± 0.07 a Siberia A1 0.75 ± 0.02 a 0.97 ± 0.03 a 0.99 ± 0.01 a A2 0.48 ± 0.13 b 0.92 ± 0.08 a 1 ± 0 a A3 0.33 ± 0.11 c 0.9 ± 0.07 a 0.99 ± 0.01 a A4 0.24 ± 0.07 c 0.77 ± 0.07 b 0.98 ± 0.01 a Lower case letters represent significant differences at P < 0.05.
A1 (No base fertilizer); A2 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant); A3 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 4 g/plant); A4 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 6 g/plant).Table 2.
Germination rate of each cultivar.
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Cultivar Treatment Plant height on
March 2/cmPlant height on
March 31/cmPlant height on
April 7/cmPlant height on
April 14/cmPlant height on
April 28/cmConca d’Or A1 0.73 ± 0.09 a 8.28 ± 0.82 a 19.24 ± 1.29 a 34.56 ± 1.35 a 62.89 ± 1.77 a A2 0.41 ± 0.15 b 6.38 ± 0.26 b 17.85 ± 0.43 a 31.89 ± 0.9 b 59.44 ± 1.9 b A3 0.18 ± 0.14 c 4.03 ± 0.58 c 13.54 ± 1.1 b 28.74 ± 0.91 c 53.19 ± 0.94 c A4 0.06 ± 0.04 c 3.35 ± 0.62 c 11.66 ± 0.95 c 29.15 ± 1.67 c 55.66 ± 1.83 c Sorbonne A1 0.02 ± 0.03 a 2.03 ± 0.16 a 6.99 ± 0.3 a 16.98 ± 0.76 b 46.94 ± 0.52 a A2 0.02 ± 0.03 a 2.41 ± 0.56 a 7.63 ± 0.98 a 19.26 ± 0.97 a 49.33 ± 1.5 a A3 0.06 ± 0.05 a 2.03 ± 0.27 a 6.97 ± 0.58 a 17.19 ± 0.81 b 43.95 ± 1.44 b A4 0.02 ± 0.01 a 2.1 ± 0.46 a 7.23 ± 0.93 a 19.93 ± 1.95 a 47.32 ± 2.23 a Siberia A1 1.18 ± 0.23 a 9.11 ± 0.55 a 19.7 ± 0.91 a 33.01 ± 1.29 a 61.93 ± 1.63 ab A2 0.54 ± 0.15 b 8.34 ± 0.42 a 17.8 ± 0.54 b 31.8 ± 0.94 ab 63.59 ± 2.28 a A3 0.61 ± 0.3 b 6.32 ± 0.7 b 16.34 ± 0.98 c 29.68 ± 1.42 c 59.04 ± 3.14 b A4 0.29 ± 0.13 b 6.46 ± 0.43 b 15.82 ± 1.08 c 30.53 ± 1.29 bc 58.99 ± 1.5 b Lower case letters represent significant differences at P < 0.05. Refer to Table 2 for abbreviations. Table 3.
Plant height of each cultivar.
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Treatment Conca d’Or Sorbonne Siberia Budding Budding rate Budding Budding rate Budding Budding rate A1 61 33.52% 150 79.37% 115 59.9% A2 135 71.81% 152 80.85% 139 72.4% A3 126 67.02% 141 80.11% 136 70.8% A4 26 13.76% 153 80.53% 115 59.9% Refer to Table 2 for abbreviations. Table 4.
The budding rate of different basal fertilizer treatments.
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Treatment Disease incidence Aphid incidence Conca d’Or Sorbonne Siberia Conca d’Or Sorbonne Siberia A1 1.04% 1.56% — 44.51% 2.12% 55.73% A2 1.56% 2.08% — 8.51% 3.72% 45.31% A3 2.08% 8.33% — 3.19% 0.57% 7.81% A4 1.04% 1.04% — 5.29% 0% 40.1% Refer to Table 2 for abbreviations. Table 5.
Disease and aphid incidence of different basal fertilizer treatments.
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Treatment Plant height (cm) Average number of buds
per plantBud size First bud length (cm) First flower diameter (cm) A1B1 73.7 ± 0.92 cde 1.69 ± 0.19 ab 10.75 ± 0.45 abcd 30.56 ± 1.4 abc A1B2 76.33 ± 1.42 abc 1.53 ± 0.17 ab 9.6 ± 0.1 fg 29.55 ± 1.4 abcd A1B3 77.38 ± 0.39 ab 1.47 ± 0.16 ab 11.63 ± 0.2 a 31.57 ± 1.19 ab A1B4 78.23 ± 1.74 a 1.54 ± 0.27 ab 9.83 ± 0.25 defg 26.38 ± 0.46 de A2B1 70.07 ± 1.29 fg 1.66 ± 0.13 ab 11.17 ± 0.95 abc 30.62 ± 2.77 abc A2B2 70.7 ± 2.85 efg 1.66 ± 0.13 ab 10 ± 0.87 defg 27.8 ± 1.47 cde A2B3 74.53 ± 1.58 bcd 1.41 ± 0.06 b 9.94 ± 0.5 defg 27.05 ± 2.25 de A2B4 73.55 ± 2.94 cdef 1.56 ± 0.25 ab 9.65 ± 0.05 efg 25.59 ± 0.01 efg A3B1 65.98 ± 0.91 h 1.63 ± 0.07 ab 9.23 ± 0.35 g 25.38 ± 3.46 e A3B2 65.18 ± 0.42 h 1.63 ± 0.21 ab 10.3 ± 0.53 cdef 28.33 ± 1.96 bcde A3B3 64.78 ± 4.07 h 1.66 ± 0.08 ab 9.63 ± 0.06 efg 26.84 ± 1.04 de A3B4 65.9 ± 2.38 h 1.65 ± 0.08 ab 9.75 ± 0.15 defg 28.12 ± 0.39 bcde A4B1 70.05 ± 2.9 fg 1.56 ± 0.13 ab 11.43 ± 0.21 ab 32.69 ± 0.63 a A4B2 71.45 ± 2.9 def 1.74 ± 0.21 a 10.08 ± 0.46 defg 28.18 ± 1.44 bcde A4B3 67.93 ± 1.86 gh 1.69 ± 0.21 ab 10.63 ± 0.87 bcde 29.22 ± 2.7 bcd A4B4 72.7 ± 2.38 def 1.54 ± 0.22 ab 10.4 ± 0.7 cdef 29.55 ± 2.13 abcd Lower case letters represent significant differences at P < 0.05.
A1B1 (none base or topdressing); A1B2 (none basal dressing, Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A1B3 (none basal dressing, YaraMila compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A1B4 (none basal dressing, Nopfon macroelement water soluble fertilizer 0.4 g/plant as topdressing); A2B1 ( Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant, none topdressing); A2B2 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant, Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A2B3 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant, YaraMila compound fertilizer 2 g/plant); A2B4 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant, Nopfon macroelement water soluble fertilizer 0.4 g/plant as topdressing); A3B1 (fertilizer 4 g/plant, none topdressing); A3B2(compound fertilizer 4g/plant as basal fertilizer, Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A3B3 (compound fertilizer 4 g/plant as basal fertilizer, YaraMila compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A3B4 (compound fertilizer 4 g/plant as basal fertilizer, Nopfon macroelement water soluble fertilizer 0.4 g/plant as topdressing); A4B1 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 6 g/plant as basal fertilizer, none topdressing as topdressing); A4B2 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 6 g/plant as basal fertilizer, Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A4B3 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 6 g/plant as basal fertilizer, YaraMila compound fertilizer 2 g/plant as topdressing); A4B4 (Yangfeng nitrate nitrogen compound fertilizer 6 g/plant as basal fertilizer, Nopfon macroelement water soluble fertilizer 0.4 g/plant as topdressing).Table 6.
Effects of different fertilization schemes on the quality of 'Conca d'Or' cut flowers.
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Treatment Plant height/cm Average number of
flowers per plantFlower size First bud length/cm First flower diameter/cm A1B1 68.93 ± 2.23 cd 4.97 ± 0.23 cdef 9.52 ± 0.14 ab 24.46 ± 0.36 abc A1B2 68.83 ± 1.64 cd 4.76 ± 0.29 ef 9.25 ± 0.05 ab 23.16 ± 2.83 bc A1B3 68.95 ± 3.03 cd 4.56 ± 0.41 f 10 ± 0.56 ab 23.18 ± 1.46 bc A1B4 68.88 ± 2.33 cd 5.19 ± 0.46 bcde 9.24 ± 0.47 ab 23.24 ± 0.58 bc A2B1 68.88 ± 4.18 cd 5.39 ± 0.16 abcd 9.3 ± 0.62 ab 24.9 ± 1.71 abc A2B2 68.65 ± 3.13 cd 5.43 ± 0.33 abcd 8.93 ± 0.32 b 26.54 ± 1.96 a A2B3 73.42 ± 1.66 ab 5.79 ± 0.17 a 9.42 ± 0.45 ab 26.2 ± 0.9 ab A2B4 74.05 ± 4.21 a 5.48 ± 0.22 abc 9.13 ± 0.21 ab 24.81 ± 1.13 abc A3B1 63.76 ± 3.58 ef 5.45 ± 0.17 abcd 9.33 ± 0.51 ab 25.71 ± 1.85 abc A3B2 65.12 ± 1.93 de 5.47 ± 0.19 abcd 9.65 ± 1.09 ab 27.3 ± 1.26 a A3B3 63.91 ± 1.97 ef 5.51 ± 0.22 ab 9.18 ± 0.43 ab 22.79 ± 2.02 c A3B4 60.45 ± 2.99 f 4.98 ± 0.35 cdef 9.24 ± 0.92 ab 24.51 ± 0.93 abc A4B1 69.58 ± 3.93 bcd 5.43 ± 0.19 abcd 9.33 ± 0.23 ab 26.94 ± 2.15 a A4B2 66.58 ± 0.61 de 5.18 ± 0.42 bcde 9.72 ± 0.61 ab 24.52 ± 0.55 abc A4B3 66.5 ± 1.82 de 4.95 ± 0.19 def 10.07 ± 0.66 a 24.3 ± 1.64 abc A4B4 71.55 ± 1.72 abc 5.09 ± 0.54 bcde 9.72 ± 0.26 ab 24.35 ± 1.44 abc Lower case letters represent significant differences at P < 0.05. Refer to Table 6 for abbreviations. Table 7.
Effects of different fertilization schemes on the quality of 'Sorbonne' cut flowers.
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Treatment Plant height/cm Average number of
flowers per plantFlower size First bud length/cm First flower diameter/cm A1B1 76.25 ± 2.76 bcd 4.29 ± 0.27 ab 9.37 ± 0.6 e 22.56 ± 0.88 d A1B2 80.9 ± 1.53 ab 4.3 ± 0.26 ab 10.01 ± 0.27 abcde 24.35 ± 1.18 cd A1B3 79.95 ± 1.37 ab 3.82 ± 0.35 bcd 10.07 ± 0.6 abcde 24.83 ± 2.56 abcd A1B4 80.78 ± 3.53 ab 3.81 ± 0.54 bcd 9.43 ± 0.87 de 23.71 ± 2.28 cd A2B1 79.07 ± 5.17 abcd 4.53 ± 0.28 a 10.26 ± 0.55 abc 25.49 ± 1.28 abc A2B2 82.28 ± 4 a 4.31 ± 0.3 ab 10.06 ± 0.55 abcde 25.01 ± 2.28 abcd A2B3 78.78 ± 3.26 abcd 4.21 ± 0.09 ab 10.28 ± 0.69 abc 26.05 ± 2.25 abc A2B4 75.95 ± 2.8 bcd 4.11 ± 0.28 ab 10.62 ± 0.49 a 26.52 ± 1.26 abc A3B1 70.5 ± 3.9 e 4.14 ± 0.38 ab 10.16 ± 0.55 abcde 24.6 ± 1.77 bcd A3B2 70.13 ± 4.67 e 3.97 ± 0.39 bc 10.63 ± 0.8 a 27.49 ± 2.94 a A3B3 75.58 ± 2.69 bcd 4.14 ± 0.28 ab 10.46 ± 0.5 ab 25.89 ± 2.03 abc A3B4 79.35 ± 2.47 abc 4.29 ± 0.44 ab 9.69 ± 0.24 bcde 24.62 ± 1.03 bcd A4B1 73.98 ± 1.06 de 3.47 ± 0.27 cd 10.36 ± 0.61 ab 26.25 ± 1.59 abc A4B2 77.65 ± 2.23 abcd 3.58 ± 0.12 cd 10.35 ± 0.51 ab 27.2 ± 2.13 ab A4B3 74.53 ± 3.41 cde 3.41 ± 0.21 d 9.52 ± 0.68 cde 25.12 ± 2.02 abcd A4B4 76.88 ± 3.37 bcd 3.77 ± 0.47 bcd 10.2 ± 0.73 abcd 26.49 ± 3.3 abc Lower case letters represent significant differences at P < 0.05. Refer to Table 6 for abbreviations. Table 8.
Effects of different fertilization schemes on the quality of 'Siberia' cut flowers.
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