Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 3 views

    16. Production of Dahlia

    Uploaded by

    sultan20797

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    16. Production of Dahlia

    Uploaded by

    sultan20797
    3 views5 pages

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    3 views5 pages

    16. Production of Dahlia

    Uploaded by

    sultan20797

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 5

    PRODUCTION METHOD OF DAHLIA

    Scientific name: Dahlia imperiais


    Family: Compositae
    Origin: Mexico
    - Dahlia is very much popular winter flower grown in Bangladesh. It has been
    named as dahlia after the name of famous Swedish botanist Andreas Gustav
    Dahl.
    - The plant has a soft stem and it reaches a height of 50 – 150cm. Depending on
    the class and variety the flowers come from 5 – 20cm diameter..
    - Dahlias are grown through out the world for garden decoration, cut flower, floral
    decoration etc.
    Production method of Dahlia
    Climate and soil: Dahila cannot withstand too cold or too hot climate.
    - Moderate temperature with mild humidity is rapid for its cultivation
    - Annual rainfall of 50 – 60 cm is optimum
    - Organic matter rich fertile loamy soil is ideal for dahlia production
    - Clay soil may be used but after soil amendment with sufficient sand & organic
    matter
    - Soil pH 6.5, open and sunny place but sheltered from strong wind
    Varieties: Croydon, Masterpiece, Fancy Free, Kelvin Rose, Arab Queen etc.
    Propagation
    - Sexually by seed, and asexually by tuberous root (whole or division), slip cuttings
    and stem cuttings.
    - By seedling – seeds sown 5cm apart in trays in the 10 – 15 cm row distance or
    shallow pan in which a mixture of 50 : 50 sand and compost is filled in
    - Seeds are sown 1cm deep in soil. Seed germinates within 8 – 10 days.
    Seedlings are planted in main field after the seedlings are ready for easy
    handling.
    By Tuberous root
    - Dahlias develop fascicule roots where buds develop near the base of the stem.
    - Whole roots are separated and planted, or it is cut into halves longitudinally and
    planted.
    - Propagation by this method requires a huge number of roots. As such this is an
    expensive method.
    By stem cutting and slip cutting
    - Slips develop on the junction of tuberous roots and the stem during July August,
    when the dry roots with short stem are placed in wet sand.
    - Slips are cut at a length of 8 – 10cm and placed in moist sand.
    - Terminal cuttings of 8 – 10cm are planted similarly.
    - Rooting occurs easily and more profusely if the base is treated with IBA at a
    concentration of 2000ppm for 10 seconds. IBA is dissolved in 50% ethanol.
    - Planting is done during October – November in Bangladesh.
    Land preparation and fertilizer application
    - Dahlias are grown commercially in the field and in the pot for different decoration
    purposes. The land should be well prepared lengthwise 1.2 – 1.5m wide and with
    manageable length.
    - Cow dung @ 5kg/m2 should be well mixed with bed soil along with 200g SSP
    Planting
    - Seedlings become ready in 25 – 30 days for transplanting.
    - Cuttings are uprooted carefully and planted in the afternoon. Watering is done
    immediately after transplanting.
    - Plants are spaced at 75cm for tall, 60cm for medium and 30 – 45cm for dwarf
    varieties.
    - Shade is given for consecutive 3 -4 days to set the cuttings. These are removed
    once the cuttings are set.
    Aftercare
    - Pinching should be done to regulate number of branches when the plants are 15 –
    20cm tall. 4 – 5 branches are kept for flowering.
    - When the plants are tall each plant should be staked with a hard stick to protect
    them from heavy wind.
    - Weeding and mulching is done from time to time according to the necessity.
    - Pruning and disbudding should be done to get quality flower.
    - If one wants to get a large flower keeping the central bud two side buds are
    removed. Otherwise for medium size flowers central bud is removed and two side
    buds are kept.
    Harvesting and post-harvesting handling
    - Blooms are cut in the early morning.
    - Immediately after harvesting cut flowers are placed in half bucketful of water
    immersing up to the neck of flower stalk.
    - The bucket should be placed in a dark and cold room for long vase life.
    - Flowers are cut when they are 2/3rd open.
    -The flowers will store better at 40 C for 3 – 5 days.

    ----------------------------

    You might also like