The effects of gibberellic acid and short-day treatments on growth and flowering of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Breeze cassus

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dc.contributor.authorZanamwe, Pesanai
dc.contributor.authorTong, Rene
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-20T14:35:35Z
dc.date.available2024-03-20T14:35:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-21
dc.description.abstractChrysanthemum morifolium cv. Breeze cassus that is widely grown as a commercial pot plant in South Africa grow short and branch poorly under the usual photoperiodic conditions. It was hypothesised that understanding the effects of gibberellic acid(GA3), a plant hormone that promotes flowering and stem elongation in plants, may aid in improving its quality. To study this, the vegetative growth and flowering characteristics of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Breeze cassus plants treated with GA3 once, i.e., three weeks after transplanting, GA3twice, i.e., three and five weeks after transplanting, gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitor, daminozide, and short-day photo period were evaluated. Data was collected on plant height, number of branches per plant, time to flowering, flower buds per plant and flower size and subjected to analysis of variance. Plants treated with a short day photoperiod flowered early compared to the control. However, the plant height and flower buds per plant were significantly (p <0.05) reduced. The final plant height of short-day photoperiod and daminozide treated plants were not statistically (p > 0.05) different. Both GA3treatmentssignificantly(p < 0.05) increased plant height compared to the control, daminozide and short-day photoperiod treated plants. Plants treated with GA3 twice were significantly(p < 0.05) taller compared to plants treated with GA3 once. Treatment with GA3, either once or twice, had no effect on time to flowering, however, treating plants with GA3once,significantly increased flower buds and treating plants with GA3twice significantly increased flower diameter compared to the control. It was noted that treatment of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Breeze cassus with short-day photoperiod and GA3have different effects on plant growth and flowering. It was, therefore, concluded that, although GA3increasesplant height of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Breeze cassus, it may not replace short day photoperiod treatment where early flowering is desired.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are grateful to the Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, for provision of space in their experimental greenhouse.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZanamwe, P. and Tong, R. (2023) ‘The effects of gibberellic acid and short-day treatments on growth and flowering of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Breeze cassus | African Journal of Horticultural Science’. Available at: https://www.journal.hakenya.net/index.php/ajhs/article/view/103en_US
dc.identifier.issn1993-9326
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.journal.hakenya.net/index.php/ajhs/article/view/103
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.gsu.ac.zw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/346
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHorticultural Association of Kenya (HAK)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrican Journal of Horticultural Science (AJHS);Vol. 22 (2023): AJHS
dc.subjectGibberellic acid; Chrysanthemum; Short-day photoperiod; Flowering time; Plant size; Daminozideen_US
dc.titleThe effects of gibberellic acid and short-day treatments on growth and flowering of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Breeze cassusen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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