At the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, a PhD defence was held for the dissertation titled “Response of Bush Roses to the Addition of NPK, Potassium Silicate, and Spraying with Magnesium” by the student Rana Musa Jawad from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Gardening.
The thesis aimed to understand the importance of nutrients in improving plant growth and to develop a plan to study the role of compound chemical fertilizers (NPK) and the addition of potassium silicate and magnesium in the growth of flowers and shrub roses, as well as increasing the vase life of flowers after cutting.
The researcher recommended the addition of 100% NPK fertilization to improve vegetative growth characteristics and the chemical properties of the plant, as well as the addition of potassium silicate at a concentration of 300 mg/L, and magnesium sprayed on the vegetative parts, in addition to the use of other macro and micronutrients.
Congratulations to the researcher, and best of luck for further success.
