Effect of variable doses of nitrogen and phosphorus on gladiolus variety Candyman

The present investigation entitled “Effect of variable doses of nitrogen and phosphorus on gladiolus variety Candyman” was conducted in College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, during the period of October 2019 to March 2020. The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design, Replicated three times with 12 treatments each and control. The treatments include different levels of nitrogen (10 g, 20 g, 30 g and 50 g) and phosphorus (10 g, 20 g, 30 g and 50 g) and three split applications at 15, 30, 45 days after planting with a constant dose of potassium 30 g. Experimental results indicate that application of nitrogen and phosphorus improved the vegetative and reproductive parameters. Among all the treatments treatment T₇ gave the best results in terms of vegetative and reproductive parameters.