Carnation Flashcards
scientific name of carnation flower
Dianthus caryophyllus
3 main types of garden carnation
border/malmaision
perpetual
Marguerite or chabaud
ideal temperature for carnation
night- 10-11°c
day- 18-24°c
bed preparation width ?
75-100cm
bed height
30-45cm
bed length
should not exceed 25m
path width
45-50cm
planting time of carnation
sep-oct
spacing for standard type of carnation
20×20 cm
spacing for spray type of carnation
30×30cm
nutrient requirement of carnation
250g N, 80g P, 200g K
special operations for carnation
pinching
disbudding
stalking
when is pinching done?
done at 6-7 leaf pair stage
types of pinching
- simple
- pinch and a half
- pinch plus pull pinch
- double pinching
the netting of stalking for kength wise fixing can be done by
G1 wire of 16 gauge
the netting of stalking for width can be done by
nylon threads
calyx splitting of carnation is due to
irregular temp, closer spacing, boron deficiency
sleepiness of carnation is due to
exposure to ethylene, water stress and high temperature
sleepiness of carnation can be cured by application of
STS(silver thio sulphate)
which physiological disorder of carnation is due to genetic disorder
Grassiness(no flower production)
application of artificial colour to white carnation is known as
tinting
standard type if carnation is harvested when
outer petals starts to elongate outside calyx
spray type of carnation is harvested when
there is 2-3 flowers in each stem
average yield of carnation
200-300 flower stems/m²/year
