Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Nileema Pandey, T Tirkey, Mithilesh N Pandey and Oshin Pali

Abstract:
China aster (Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees.) is a half-hardy annual and commercial flower crop belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is an important annual crop of our country and grown all over the world. It is the third most significant flower after marigold and chrysanthemum. The growth, flowering and quality of China aster is significantly influenced by application of major nutrients along with organic manures. It is evident from the reviews that integrated nutrient management has a well-established positive impact on performance. The recent approaches of saving fertilizers by using fertigation will enhance the nutrient along with water use efficiency. An investigation entitled “Effect of different combinations of Inorganic, Organic and Bio-fertilizers on growth and Flower yield of China aster (Callistephus chinensis L. Nees.) cv. ‘Kamini’ been held at Horticultural Research Farm, Department of floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G) during the year 2019-2020 in Rabi period. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design with three replications and eleven treatment combinations including control.