Landscaping and performance of some aesthetic plant species in hot, arid conditions of India

作     者：Rajesh Kumar Gupta Pradeep Chaudhry Rameshwar Lal Srivastava 

作者机构：Arid Forest Research Institute New Pali Road Jodhpur-342005 India 

出 版 物：《Journal of Forestry Research》 (林业研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第23卷第2期

页      面：305-309页

核心收录：

学科分类：090706[农学-园林植物与观赏园艺] 0907[农学-林学] 08[工学] 09[农学] 0834[工学-风景园林学（可授工学、农学学位）] 

主　　题：omamental plants soil working interval Thar Desert turf grass urban forestry & urban greenery 

摘      要：Establishment of ornamental and aesthetic plants in hot, arid conditions of India is difficult due to the prevailing climatic, edaphic and biotic factors. Effect of turfgrass on the growth of ornamental plants in hot arid conditions has not been studied so far anywhere in the world. A study was conducted on the campus of Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur, India to assess the performance of a few ornamental plant spe- cies in combination with turfgrass and without turfgrass with respect to different soil tilling intervals. Growth of plants was better with turfgrass than without turfgrass. We suggest adopting a soil tilling interval of 30 days to achieve optimum growth of ornamental plant species in terms of height and crown diameter. Our results can help reduce labor costs and achieving better landscapes in fewer days in hot urban conditions of Indian sub continent.