Effect of Integrated System of Plant Nutritional Management on Flower Yield and Quality of African Marigold (T. erecta L.)

A study was effect of integrated system of plant nutritional management on growth, yield and flower quality of African marigold (T. erecta L.) cv. Pusa Narangi. The experiment conducted during winter season of the year 2010–11 and 2011–12 at Fruit Research Station (Lal baug), Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh. The treatments comprised 11 treatment combinations were included with three replications. Flowering parameters, yield parameters (At harvesting) and quality parameters in post harvest study in year 2011 and 2012 The result revealed that the recorded, No. of days taken for 50% flowering, duration of flowering (days), diameter of flower (cm), No. of ray florets perflower, No. of disc florets per flower, Number of pickings, No. of flowers per plant, Average weight of Flower (g), flower yield per plant (g), flower field per plot (kg), flower yield per ha (q ha-1) physiological weight loss (g) per day, water uptake (ml) per day, shelf life of flower (days) and vase life of flower (days).