Journal of Hill Agriculture

This study was carried out to explore the effect of growing media on seed germination and seedling growth of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cineraraefolium), with an experiment arranged in CRD. Results indicate that vermicompost + soil + farm yard manure in ratio 1:1:1, took minimum days for germination (8.33) and had highest germination percentage (64%). This medium was also found to best for growth of pyrethrum seedlings as it had the highest values of plant growth parameters i.e. plant height (13.90 cm), number of leaves/plant (12.33), fresh weight (3.57 g), dry weight (0.87 g), number of root/plant (14.34) and root length (10.46 cm). Therefore, vermicompost + soil + farm yard manure (1:1:1) was rated the best media for seed germination and subsequent seedling growth of pyrethrum.