Relatively mild xerophytic or hardening treatments can induce healthy development of plants. In the present study, as one xerophytophysiological applications, sub-irrigation was applied to a flower plant Eustoma grandiflorum confirm whether improved flowering quality in addition growth and physiology. As shown by results, long-term induced osmotic adjustment, with osmolyte concentration increas...

Abstract Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) is an ornamental species used as a potted plant or cut flower, its popularity due to the diversity of colors, number flower buds, and shelf life. Nevertheless, during first phases development, problems such foliar chlorosis root diseases affects most cultivars, causing poor growth, thin stems, few flowers. The use growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) ...