EFFECT OF PLANTING TIME AND PINCHING ON YIELD OF ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUM

R.A. HAWA¹*, S.U. GONDANE², D.M. PANCHBHAI^3
1Rural Institute, Wardha, 442001, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, India
²Department of Horticulture, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, India
³Department of Horticulture, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, India
* Corresponding Author : ravindrahawa48444@gmail.com

Received : 31-07-2018     Accepted : 11-08-2018     Published : 15-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 15       Pages : 6890 - 6892
Int J Agr Sci 10.15 (2018):6890-6892

Keywords : Annual chrysanthemum, pinching, transplanting, yield
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Principal, Rural Institute, Wardha, 442001, India. Author also thankful to Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The performance of annual chrysanthemum transplanted on different time and pinching at different interval were studied and found that among different planting time maximum number of flowers per plant was recorded in 15th October planting (95.28 and 89.90). Whereas, under different pinching interval maximum number of flowers per plant was noticed in single pinching at 30 days after transplanting (97.52 and 91.21). Regarding yield of flower per plant maximum flower yield was noticed in 15th October planting (208.87 and 195.73) and in single pinching at 30 days after transplanting (227.62 and 210.69 g). Maximum flower yield per plot was recorded in 15th October planting (7.51and 7.04 kg) and with respect to pinching, single pinching at 30 days after transplanting (8.18 and 7.56 kg) found superior. Maximum flower yield per hectare was recorded in 15th October planting (15.45 and 14.49 t) and in single pinching at 30 days after transplanting (16.84 and 15.56 t). Interaction effect due to the planting time and pinching on the number of flower per plant, yield of flower per plant, per plot and per hectare was found non-significant during both the years of investigation.

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