Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Jagatjyoti Pattanaik, Pragnyashree Mishra, Lilymoony Tripathy, Purandar Mandal and Chinmayee Patra

Abstract:
A field experiment titled “Effects of Integrated Nutrient Management practices on vegetative growth and flowering of China aster (Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees)” was conducted at the demonstration plot of College of Horticulture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chiplima, Sambalpur during the year 2021- 2022 to study the effects of Integrated Nutrient Management on china aster (Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees). The said experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with 11 treatments along with 3 replications. The treatments were designed by using different combinations of Azotobacter, Azospirillum, PSB and FYM with 50% RDF and 100% RDF as control. The result revealed that various treatments produced significant influence on different vegetative and flowering parameters. The application of treatment T₁₀ (Azospirillum + PSB + FYM + 50% RDF) resulted in significantly highest plant height at 30 DAP (8.83 cm) and the treatment T₃ (PSB + 50% RDF) resulted in the significantly highest number of leaves at 30 DAP (11.08). The treatment T₉ (Azotobacter + PSB + FYM + 50% RDF) resulted in significantly highest number of leaves at 60 DAP (121.07) and 90 DAP (127.24), an essential factor in the growth and development of the plants. Apart from this, the treatment T₉ (Azotobacter + PSB + FYM + 50% RDF) also facilitated a significantly higher value of plant diameter at 90 DAP (0.96 cm).