Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
MP Nakum, KM Karetha and SB Malaviya

Abstract:
An investigation on “Effect of plug seedling age and pinching methods on flower yield and seed yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Local” was carried out at the Floriculture Farm, Jambuvadi, Department of Horticulture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat) during the year 2021-2022. The treatments comprised of three level of plug seedling age i.e. two week old plug seedling (A₁), three week old plug seedling (A₂), four week old plug seedling (A₃) and four pinching methods i.e. no pinching (P₁), single pinching (P₂), single and a half pinching (P₃) and double pinching (P₄). The treatments were repeated three times. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with factorial concept comprising twelve treatment combinations with three replications. The results indicated that the four week old plug seedling improved the yield of marigold flowers. Similarly, single pinching improved the yield of marigold flowers. Thus, the treatment of four week old plug seedling with single pinching improved yield and yield attributing characters of marigold flower.