Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2020)
Effect of pinching and nitrogen on flowering and flower quality of annual chrysanthemum
Author(s): Akshay A Thakare, Megha H Dahale, Dhanshri P Ladhi, Aniketkumar L Bijewar and Aishwarya R Ingole
Abstract: This research was conducted to investigate the "Effect of pinching and nitrogen on flowering and flower quality of annual chrysanthemum” was carried out during rabi season of the year 2019-2020 at the farm of Horticulture Section, College of Agriculture, Nagpur. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with 12 treatment replicated thrice. The treatments comprised of the three pinching treatments viz., no pinching, 20 DAT and 30 DAT and four nitrogen levels viz., 0 kg N ha-1, 50 kg N ha-1, 100 kg N ha-1 and 150 kg N ha-1. The results obtained in the present investigation indicated that, the flowering parameters in terms of days to first flower bud initiation is recorded the minimum days in no pinching and no fertilizer treatment whrere as the maximum days to fully opened flower from bud initiation, days to 50 % flowering, days required for harvest and flowering span of plant was recorded maximum in pinching at 20 DAT and 150 kg N ha-1. In respect of flower quality parameters the maximum weight of fully opened flower, diameter of fully opened flower, number of petals flower-1, flower longevity and shelf life of flower were recorded in pinching at 20 DAT and 150 kg N ha-1.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6an.11205
Pages: 2799-2803 | 759 Views 239 Downloads
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Akshay A Thakare, Megha H Dahale, Dhanshri P Ladhi, Aniketkumar L Bijewar, Aishwarya R Ingole. Effect of pinching and nitrogen on flowering and flower quality of annual chrysanthemum. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(6):2799-2803. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6an.11205
