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Gerbera

Crop Category

Flowers

Applicable Product

Description

Gerbera, also known as the African Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, or Hilton Daisy.

It is a flowering perennial plant native to South Africa and also found in the wild in Madagascar and Asia.

Gerbera is grown in India in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gerbera
Species: jamesonii

Economically Important Part

Flowers are the most economically important part of Gerbera

Conditions for Cultivation

Gerbera can be grown from seed or crown divisions.

Seeds should be germinated within 1 to 2 months of collection, at temperatures of about 20°C to 25°C.

Gerbera plants require full sun and moderate watering.

They grow on grasslands, rocky slopes, the veldt and in sandy soils.

They thrive in full sun or partial shade in tropical, subtropical and temperate climates and are very tolerant towards infertile soils but do not like temperatures below about 7°C.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve
Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: White Fly, Leaf Miner, Mites, Aphids and Thrips.
- Major Diseases: Root Rot, Foot Rot, Blight, Powdery Mildew and Bud Rot.
Abiotic Causes:
- Bushiness
- Stem Break
- Yellowing and Purple margin

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Fertilizer application	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than/equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g/cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
With organic manure	Mycoxol4G	500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than /equal to 7.5) and availale P (more than /equalto 15 kg/ha)	Soil Application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
After Pruning	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
After Pruning	PeakMAX	1500 ml / hectare /application	Soil Drenching	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Pre-flowering	Nutrin Combo	"650g / hectare / application, "	Foliar Application	Fulfills micronutrient requirements
Pre-flowering	Silixol	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Stimulates plant growth
Bud development	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Optimizes growth and reduces disease pressure
Bud development	PeakMAX	1500 ml / hectare / application	Soil Drenching	Optimizes growth and reduces disease pressure
Bud development	CalSi-B++	650 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Optimizes source sink relation
Fertilizer application	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than/equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g/cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
With organic manure	Mycoxol4G	500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than /equal to 7.5) and availale P (more than /equalto 15 kg/ha)	Soil Application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
After Pruning	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
After Pruning	PeakMAX	1500 ml / hectare /application	Soil Drenching	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Pre-flowering	Nutrin Combo	"650g / hectare / application, "	Foliar Application	Fulfills micronutrient requirements
Pre-flowering	Silixol	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Stimulates plant growth
Bud development	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Optimizes growth and reduces disease pressure
Bud development	PeakMAX	1500 ml / hectare / application	Soil Drenching	Optimizes growth and reduces disease pressure
Bud development	CalSi-B++	650 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Optimizes source sink relation
Vegetative stage	Biofuze	3 ml / liter of water. - Repeat sprays at a interval of 2-3 weeks as per pest attack	Foliar	Reduces population of sucking pests

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