Mazen Nassour1 and Hussam Hdaiwah1*

1 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Hussam Hdaiwah, Email: ahmadaboalshykh1993@gmail.com ).

Received: 27/ 7/ 2024       Accepted: 7/ 10/ 2024

Abstract

The research was carried out in Lattakia in agricultural nursery of Tishreen university, Faculty of Agriculture during season (2022-2023). This research aimed to study effect of foliar spraying of Salicylic acid (SA)with three levels (100,200,400 mg/L) on vegetative growth ,flowering production of Stock (Matthiola incana L). The experiment was designed by the complete blocks design with four treatments and three replicates, 20 plants at replicate. The results showed a positive effect of Salicylic acid with level 200 ppm on vegetative parameters growth (Length of plant, number of leaves, area of paper surface and total chlorophyll) , as well as the formation and evolution of flowering date(early flowering,  syphilis length,  number of flowers on the inflorescence and  floral  diameter), the previous concentration  also contributed to an increase  in the life span  of post- harvest flowers(15.9 day)  compared to the control(10.3 day)..

Keywords: Salicylic acid (SA), Stock (Matthiola incana), cut flowers, growth, flowering. 

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