Growth, quality and yield of gladiolus plants are directly influenced by foliar application of micronutrients and play an important role in changing vegetative and reproductive characteristics. Foliar application enhances the nutrient use efficiency of plants and reduces the environmental pollution. During the bud development stage, combine applications of micro-nutrients perform well and significant concentrations of nutrients improves the quality, and shelf life of flowers and corm production. Keeping in view these observations, effects of micronutrients on the growth, quality and yield of gladiolus are studied and reviewed in this paper.

Key words: Gladiolus; Growth; Micronutrients; Quality; Yield