Soil –
Climate –
Protected cultivation:
Open field cultivation:
Cut roses are commercially propagated by ‘T‘ budding on Briar rootstock.
Protected cultivation : 40 X 15 cm (7 plants/m2)
Open field cultivation : 60 x 60 cm (27,777 plants/ha) to 60 x 75 cm (22,222 plants/ha)
Soil is ploughed to fine tilth, flat beds are formed and suckers are planted at 45 x 45 cm spacing.
After pruning basins formed around the plant sand manures are applied 10-15 cm depth.
Application in 3 stages
1. GA 3 @ 250 ppm sprayed during the flushing if found very effective to,
2.CCC @ 3% results in more no. of buds and also,
Protected cultivation : Drip irrigation with fertigation
Open field cultivation : Irrigate once in 5 to 7 days depending upon the soil moisture.
1.Training –
2.Bending
Pest
1) Rose chafer beetle –
Symptoms of damage
Management-
2) Red scale – Lindingaspis rossi
Symptoms of damage
Management-
3) Mealy bug
Management-
4) Flower caterpillar – Helicoverpa armigera
Symptoms of damage
Management-
5) Bud worm
Management-
Spray thiochloprid 240 SC @ 2 ml/l or spinosad 45% @ 0.5 ml/l.
7)Thrips, aphids and leaf hoppers
Management-
1.Black spot:
Management-
Spray carbendazim @ 1 g/l or azoxystrobin @ 1ml/l twice at fortnightly intervals.
2.Powdery mildew:
Management-
Spray carbendazim @1 g/l or wettable sulphur at 2 g/l or azoxystrobin@ 1 ml/l.
Under poly house
1st year : 100-120 flowers/meter sq.
2nd year : 200-240 flowers/meter square
3rd year : 300-360 flowers/meter sq.