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Correlation and path analysis were carried out in 12 varieties of gladiolus for different yield attributing traits at the Horticultural Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Yercaud. The results indicated that the Rachis length was positive and significantly correlated with mother corm weight (g), plant height at 60 th days after planting (DAP) (cm), number of leaves per plant at 60 th (DAP), length of spike (cm), weight of daughter corm (g) and vase life (days). But, it is negative and significantly correlated with number of days taken for first floret opening (rg: -0.714 & rp: -0.664), number of daughter corms per plant (rg: -0.826 & rp: -0.724) and marketable spikes per plant (rg: -0.561 & rp: -0.418) at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. For path analysis the residual effect was 0.174 and it was evident that the highest direct effect on length of rachis was observed in case of mother corm size (0.951) and weight of the daughter corm (0.

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Carnation cultivation is being carried out under protected environmental conditions in the hilly regions of Tamil Nadu. Farmyard manure, vermicompost, cocopeat constituted the media components in the consortium. The components were added based on the ratio of carbon-nitrogen level, as two levels with 20 kg and 30 kg of consortia for 1 sq.m of area. The media consortia components were added as per the treatment schedules after bed preparation. The biofertilizers Azospirillum, phosphobacteria, VAM and biocontrol agents Trichoderma viridae, Pseudomonas fluorescens were added each @ 20 g/m 2 at bimonthly intervals except control. The beds added with consortia at the ratio of 10:1:1 (30 kg of consortia) with 25 kg of farmyard manure, 2.5 kg of vermicompost, 2.5 kg of cocopeat with biofertilizers Azospirillum, phosphobacteria, VAM and biocontrol agents Trichoderma viridae, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 20 g/m 2 at bimonthly intervals proved best in terms of yield and quality when compared to control. Yield of carnation flowers increased with 249.48, 352.80, 201.60 flowers/m 2 over control with 180.00, 234.00, 180.00 flowers/m 2 during I st , II nd and III rd flush of flowering and stalk length with 77.30 73.20, 71.50 cm over control with 60.00, 58.50, 54.00 cm during I st , II nd and III rd flush of flowering. The media consortia helps in retaining the soil compactness with respect to soil moisture, aeration porosity and the plant growth promoting organisms helps in mobilizing the nutrients and crop stand till the cropping period.