Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Iram Akhter, Sheetal Dogra, RK Pandey, PK Rai, Parveen Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Arvinder Singh and Nomita Laishram

Abstract:
A field experiment on effect of Integrated nutrient management on growth, flowering and yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) variety ‘Pusa Narangi Gainda’ was studied at ACHR, Udheywala, SKUAST-Jammu during 2021-22. Twelve treatment combinations of RDF (100% and 75%), in combination with vermicompost, FYM, Azotobacter and PSB were tested in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The analyzed data indicated that the values of plant height, plant spread and number of leaves per plant, flower diameter, average flower weight, flower yield per plant, flower yield per plot and flower yield per hectare was obtained maximum when plants were treated with 100% RDF + FYM + Azotobacter + PSB whereas earliest bud initiation, days to first flower appearance and maximum flower duration was observed at 75% RDF+ Azotobacter +PSB.