Welcome to Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin,

Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (28): 57-66.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0069

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Impacts of Cultivation Methods on Growth of Canna glauca

GAO Di(), LIU Xianbin(), ZHOU Jueding, PENG Xinxin, LIU Qiaogang   

  1. School of Chemistry, Biology and Environment, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, Yunnan 653100
  • Received:2024-01-22 Revised:2024-05-18 Online:2024-10-05 Published:2024-09-29

Abstract:

The paper aims to explore the possibility of maximizing various functions of Canna glauca by different cultivation methods. This study took C. glauca as the research object and simulated a growth environment similar to in situ as the control, established seven different cultivation methods including control, soil+ nutrient solution, soil+ water, substrate+ nutrient solution, substrate+ water, nutrient solution, and water. Seedlings were prepared by seed germination method, and were cultivated and managed artificially for 6 months. Plant vegetative growth (plant height, root length, tiller number, and leaf number of the highest tiller), reproductive growth (inflorescence number, ornamental period of inflorescence, numbers of mature capsule and seed), and the accumulation and allocation patterns of primary production among different plant organs (total plant production, aboveground production, underground production, production of reproductive organs) were investigated. The investigated data showed that all the data mentioned above reached their maximum or highest value with the cultivation method of nutrient solution, respectively reached their secondary maximum or highest value with the cultivation method of substrate + nutrient solution, and all respectively decreased to their minimum or lowest value with the cultivation method of water, in which the growth of C. glauca was the weakest and even the phenomenon of necrosis of growth points at the stem tip occurred in the later experimental stage. The results of data analyses showed that all the investigated data mentioned above increased and reached the significant level with the cultivation method of nutrient solution and decreased and reached the statistically significant level with the cultivation method of water than those in control. This study demonstrates that the cultivation method of nutrient solution not only satisfies the hydroponic nature of C. glauca, but also provides all the sufficient and balanced nutrient elements, which is most suitable for the growth of C. glauca. It is the preferred cultivation method for C. glauca as fresh cut flowers and potted flowers in the future.

Key words: Canna glauca, Hoagland standard nutrient solution, mixed substrates, vegetative growth, reproductive growth, biomass allocation, emergent plant, water purification