Response of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Orange to Seedling Age, Planting Time and Pinching

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1995-07
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Horticulture Department, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agriculture University
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An eKperlment was carr led out to study the ' raspon.e of AfrIcan m~rlgold (Iagetes erecta L.) c v. Orange to seedling age, plantIng tlme and pInchIng' In medIum black 5011 of South Gujarat at the RegIonal FruIt Research StatIon, GUJ~rat AgrIcultural Unlverslty, Navsar} Campus, Nav.art during the summer season of the year 1993-94. Twenty four treatment combinatIons comprIsing of two seedling age VIZ., 51 (30 days .ftvr sowIng) and (40 day. after Bowing), three treatments of plantIng time VIZ., Tl (25th January), T2 (5th February) and T3 (15th February) ~nd four pinchIng trilatments V12: •• Po (no pinching ), PI (20 days after tran.planting), Pe (30 days .fter tran.plantlng ) and P3 (40 days after tran.plantlng) were compared uSIng splIt plot deSIgn with .88dllng agil and plantIng tIme as maIn plot treatments and pInchIng as sub-plot t .. eatment l·epIlc.ted thrIce. younger .eed llng. (30 days) t "avoured the growth of plant as (40 days). character. VIZ., number of days reqUired for appearance of flower bud and flower opening, Yield attributing characters VIZ., number - and Yield of t"lowers p&r plant and Yield per plot were also §Ignlflcantly Influenced by different seedling age treatments. Ch.aracters VIZ., plant height, number of branches and plant spread before pinching and at flowering stage and all the flower ch.aracters VIZ., dl.ameter and thickness of flower, peduncle length and girth, fre'Eh and dry weight of flower and longevity of flow.r were not I nfluenced slgnlt·lcantly by different seedling .ge Number and yield of flowers ware registered maximum under younger seedlings (30 days) treatment. Among the three planting times, marigold planted on 25th January t"ound superior With respect to plant height at flowering, stem diameter, numbe.- of nodes on main stem, numbEfr of days reqUired for appearance of flower bud and opening of flower, number al,d Yield of flowel-s per plant and yield of flowers per plot. All the characters VIZ., plant hlught, number of branches and plant spread at flowEfrlng, stem diameter, nUtillbEfl- of nodes on main stem, number of days t.aken for appearance of flower bud and flower opening. number and Yield of flowers per plant, t'lower diameter, t· I ower thickne5s, pedUncle girth and fresh and d.-y weight of flower were Slgnlfic.ntly influ.nced by different pinching treatl1lents.
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ALKESH B. PATEL_29690