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    Evaluation of different growing media for production of potted chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)
    (Punjab Agricultural University, 2023) Ranveer Kaur; Madhu Bala
    The study entitled “Evaluation of different growing media for production of potted chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) was carried out at Research Farm, Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab during 2021.The objective was to find out the suitable potting media for quality pot production in chrysanthemum using no pinch no stake variety „Yellow Charm‟. The trial was laid out using Completely Randomized Block Design (CRD) with three replications. There were ten different potting media combinations in different propor-tion as T1: Soil+FYM (control), 70:30; T2: Soil+FYM+Perlite, 50:30:20; T3: Soil+Leaf mould+Perlite, 50:30:20; T4: Soil+Vermicompost+Perlite, 50:30:20; T5: Soil+FYM+Cocopeat+Perlite, 50:20 :20: 10 ; T6: Soil+Leaf mould+Cocopeat+Perlite, 50:20:20:10; T7: Soil+Vermicompost+Cocopeat+Perlite, 50:20:20:10; T8: Cocopeat+Leaf mould+Perlite, 50:30:20; T9: Cocopeat+Vermicompost+ perlite, 50:30:20; T10: Cocopeat+FYM+Perlite, 50:30:20. Among different treatment, media combination of Soil+FYM+Perlite (50:30:20) show maximum plant height (12.03) whereas the minimum plant height (10.26) in soil based growing media was recorded in treatment combination of Soil+Vermicompost+Cocopeat+Perlite(50:20:20:10). In soil less, media combination of Cocopeat +Vermi compost+Perlite (50:30:20) also showed the maximum plant height (10.43 cm) and the media combination Cocopeat+Leafmould+Perlite (50:30:20) showed the minimum plant height of 9.70 cm. Soil+Vermicompost+Perlite; 50:30:20, medium produced highest flowers (87.33) with longest flowering duration for flowers remain in presentable form (32.33 days). In soilless media treatment comprising Cocopeat+FYM+Perlite (50:30:20) produced highest number of flowers per plant (78.66) with flowering duration of 32.33 days. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that, media consist of Soil+Vermicompost+Perlite (50:30:20) was found to be the best media combination with regard to highest flowers per plant, early flowering and other improved characters and was found to be the most suitable media for quality pot plant production in chrysanthemum. Whereas, in soil less media Cocopeat+Vermicompost+Perlite (50:30:20) was found to be the best with regard to improved plant height (10.43cm), plant spread (12.93 cm), Number of branches per plant 3.76, Flower diameter (3.77cm) characters.