Influence of Different Composition of Growing Media on Growth and Yield of Pot mum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat.)
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2022-09-06
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Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda-210001 (Uttar Pradesh) India
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An investigation on Influence of different compositions of growing media on growth
and yield of pot mum (Chrysanthemum× morifolium Ramat.) was carried out at Department
of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda University of
Agriculture & Technology, Banda during 2021-22. The experiment was laid out in
Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications and ten treatments. The
observations were recorded on vegetative and flowering parameters. The maximum plant
height at first bud appearance (30.72cm), maximum plant height at harvesting stage
(41.95cm), maximum primary branches per plant (15.33), maximum number of secondary
branches per plant (33.00), maximum number of leaves per plant (424.89), maximum
leaves biomass (306.50g), maximum average fresh weight of leaf (0.71g), dry weight of
roots (52.82g), maximum flower longevity days (33.78days), maximum flower diameter
(4.97cm), Maximum number of flower (214.11), maximum number of ray florets (260.67),
maximum fresh weight of flower (2.38 g), maximum flower yield per plant (509.58 g) and
maximum vase life flower (24.44days) were recorded in potting media comprising T7
(Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Leaf mould 2:1:1). However, maximum inter nodal lengths
(2.52 cm) and minimum weight of growing media per pot (2.97kg) were reported in
potting media treatment T4 (Cocopeat +Perlite +Vermiculite 2:1:1) whereas, maximum
stem diameter (0.90 cm) and maximum plant spread (47.21cm), was recorded in potting
media treatment T9 (Cocopeat +FYM +Sand +Vermicompost 2:1:0.5:0.5). The maximum
number of suckers per plant (27.22) and maximum flower duration (55.89 days) were
recorded in potting media treatment T6 (Cocopeat +Perlite +Leaf mould 2:1:1v/v/v).
whereas, maximum root spread (19.95cm) and minimum days to first flower bud
appearance (66.67 days) were recorded in potting media treatment T1 (Soil + Sand +FYM
2: 1:1 v/v/v). The maximum root length (23.21cm), minimum days to first flower opening
(95.33days) and minimum days taken for full blooming (110.33days) were recorded in
potting media treatment T10 soil (Control). Maximum flower peduncle length (5.70 cm)
was observed in potting media treatment T5 (Cocopeat +Vermicompost +Vermiculite 2:1:1
v/vv).
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Rajat Singh. 2022 M.Sc.Thesis. Influence of Different Composition of Growing Media on Growth and Yield of Pot mum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat.)