American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 15 (3): 349-352, 2015 ISSN 1818-6769 © IDOSI Publications, 2015 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2015.15.3.12545 Corresponding Author: Abdul Kareem, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. 349 Growth and Performance of Stock (Matthiola incana L.) Affected by Different Crop Residues Abdul Kareem, Shuaib Raza, Abdul Manan, Shafqat Saeed and Shoaib Ur Rehman 1 1 2 2 3 Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan 1 Collage of Agriculture, Bahadur Sub-campus Layyah, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan 2 Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040-Pakistan 3 Abstract: Growth and performance of stock flower was assessed on various crop residues as potting media. A pot experiment was conducted by transplanting 4 leaf stage (30 days) old seedlings on different crop residues, Silt potted as control, FYM and Silt (1:3), cockscomb grown residues (FYM and Silt) (1:3) and FYM and Silt (1:3) Maize (grown) crop residues as treatment. Completely Randomized Design was applied to test the significance and to compare means. All the results were statistically significant for all the parameters studied. Plant growth indices indicated that the maximum values for plant height (32.66 cm), number of branches (20.66), fresh weight (49.56 g) and dry weight (16.33 g) were found in maize crop residues. The silt and combination of Slit + FYM has little effect on all the parameters studies. Key words: Stock Crop Residues Silt Maize FYM Cockscomb INTRODUCTION the atmosphere [5]. The topsoil of garden has been Stock is an outstanding cut flower. Good flower crops, though, it is a non-renewable resource, so production usually depends upon various facts including sustainable flower production cannot rely on i.e. use of hybrid seed, nutrient availability andcultural non-renewable resource natural resources [6]. Materials practices. Nutrient availibity plays an important role in such as peat and natural soils are common for the good flower production and thus its provision is production of substrates for floricultural crops [7]. prerequisite for better production of floriculture crops. Up till now no extensive work has been done on crop For better flowering in our origin, noalternateis given to residues as growing media in Pakistan. Therefore, keeping the provision of nutrients to the flowering plants. in view, this study was design to determine the effects of Crop residues as growing medium have a greater different crop residues as media on the growth effect on valued potted plants [1] and plays substantial andperformance of stock. role in morphological parameters such as plant height, number of flowers, number of leaves and yield etc. MATERIALS AND METHODS A good source of nutrition is provided by different kinds of manures when applied to plants alone or in An experiment was carried out in the pots (24 inches) combination with soil less substrates [2]. Different under field conditionsin College of Agriculture Bahadur growing medium have best results as were observed in sub-campus Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan tuberose [3]. during winter 2013.30 days old seedlings were planted in Most suited growing medium are most important for pots. Experiment was laid out according to Completely quality improvement of foliar and flower production as Randomized Designs (RCBD) arrangement, Siltas control, these maintained plant rooting system [4]. Moreover, FYM+Silt (1:3), FYM+Silt (1:3) Maize crop residues and growing medium are essential for sufficient quantity of FYM+Silt (1:3) Cockscomb crop residues.Each treatment water absorption, nutrients provision, as well as exchange was comprised of five pots in each replicate and repeated of gases between roots in growing medium and outside thrice with 3 plants each pot. normally used by the growers for raising floricultural