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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:10, October, 2020

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(10): 111-116
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.910.015


Growth and Physiology of Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) as Influenced by Different Coloured Shade Nets
Naveena1*, S. P. Thamaraiselvi1, K. R. Rajadurai2 and R. Sivakumar3
1Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
2Regional Research Station, Aruppukottai, India
3Regional Research Station, Paiyur, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Protected cultivation of Nephrolepis exaltata L. plants paved way to increase its cut foliage value in the market by providing suitable micro climate conditions for growth and development. The present study was focused on evaluating the foliage fern viz., Boston fern under different coloured shade nets viz., red, white, green, black and control as natural shade. Environmental parameters viz., light intensity, temperature and relative humidity recorded during the entire study period indicated that highest light intensity was recorded under red coloured shade net as well as in control. No significance change was found in temperature and relative humidity under different coloured shade nets. Most of the growth parameters were found to be superior in the plants grown under red net conditions where it received maximum light intensity throughout the growth period.


Keywords: Cut foliage, Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata, Coloured shade nets, Growth, Physiology

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Naveena, N., S. P. Thamaraiselvi, K. R. Rajadurai and Sivakumar, R. 2020. Growth and Physiology of Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) as Influenced by Different Coloured Shade Nets.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(10): 111-116. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.910.015
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