Dr. R. G. JadavSAIYAD MOHSINHUSEN YASINMAHMAD2017-08-042017-08-042008http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810027388The present investigation entitled ‘Effect of plant growth retardants and pinching on growth, flowering and yield of gaillardia (Gaillardia pulchella Foug.) cv. Lorenziana’ was conducted at the College Nursery, Department of Horticulture, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, during November, 2007 to April, 2008. The treatments comprised of two different concentrations of CCC (500 and 1000 ppm), MH (50 and 100 ppm), and PP333 (25 and 50 ppm) sprayed at 30 days and 60 days after transplanting, pinching and control (water spray). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with 14 treatments, replicated thrice. In pinching treatment the plants were pinched afterenHorticultureStudyThesis