STUDY ON THE SUITABILITY OF WINTER SEASON FLOWERING ANNUALS FOR CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION UNDER INORGANIC AND NATURAL FARMING PRACTICES
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2023-11-04
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UHF Nauni
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The present investigation title “Study on the suitability of winter season flowering annuals for cut flower production under inorganic and natural farming practices” was carried out in the experimental farm of the department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) during October, 2022 to April, 2023 for cut flower production and to check the vase life. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (Factorial), six winter season annuals were selected with two treatments viz. Jeevamrint @500 ml/m2 (drenching) in natural farming and recommended dose of fertilizer (basal dose) as conventional method replicated thrice. The observations recorded were based on vegetative, flowering and longevity of different winter season annuals. The results revealed that among two cultivation system maximum plant height (75.72 cm), maximum plant spread (36.67 cm), minimum number of days taken for flower bud formation (86.30 days), minimum number of days taken to flowering (118.22 days), maximum flower diameter (3.29 cm), maximum duration of flowering (38.32 days), maximum number of cut stems per plant (10.42), maximum stem length (46.67 cm) and maximum vase life (10.20) were observed in natural farming system