Schefflera arboricola plant is an important ornamental plant used extensively in interior decoration and is native to Australia and belongs to the Araliaceae family. Due to its distinctive umbrella-like leaves and its great ability to adapt to indoor conditions, it has become popular in interior decoration of house plant. A pot experimental trial was carried out during the two consecutive seasons of 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 and at the Horticultural Research Station in Al-Qanater Al-Khairia. Horticultural Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center Qalyubia Governorate with the cooperation of the faculty of Agriculture Benha University to study the effect of four treatments from different growing media, i.e. (sand+ clay , sand + clay + peat moss, sand + clay + compost, and sand + clay + vermiculite) (1:1:1 by volume. of Schefflera arboricola L. plant. The results showedthe tallest, heaviest fresh and dry weights of shoots as well as root parameters of Schefflera arboricola L. plant were scored by (sand+ clay + compost ) in both seasons. The mixture media (sand+ clay + compost ) gave the richest percentage of N,P, K and total carbohydrates of this plant. Conclusively, growing media mixture ( sand+clay + compost ) or ( sand+ clay + peat moss ) for enhancing the growth and the chemical constituents of Schefflera arboricola L. p |
