International Journal of Marketing and Technology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on flower quality and biochemical parameters of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta. L)

  • Author:
  • B.S. Kasana1, C.V. Singh2, M Vidhya Shankar2, Smita Agrawal2
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 60 to 71

1Department of Agronomy, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India

2Department of Horticulture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India

Online published on 5 April, 2018.

Abstract

An Integrated Nutrient Management System (INMS) may play a vital role in sustaining both soil health and crop production on long term basis, which may be achieved through combined use of all possible sources of nutrition. The present investigation was carried out during Kharif season of 2009–2010 with 16 treatments in RBD replicated 3 times. The results shown that 50% RDF and rest through poultry Manure gave significant increase in flowering characters i.e. flower bud initiation (41.17), 50% flowering (66.60), duration of flowering (60.59), No. of flower/plant (9.97) and ultimately produce significantly higher flower yield/plot (26.86) and per hectare (370.69 q/ha).

Keywords

Flower initiation, Marigold, flower yield, 50% flowering