EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON FLOWERING CHARACTERS OF AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA L)

C.V. SINGH¹*, M. VIDHYA SHANKAR², B.S. KASANA³, ASHISH BOBEDE^4
1Department of Horticulture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
²Department of Horticulture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
³Department of Agronomy, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
⁴Department of Pathology, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
* Corresponding Author : sunny_singh0784@hotmail.com

Received : 25-12-2015     Accepted : 31-01-2016     Published : 14-02-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 4       Pages : 1000 - 1002
Int J Agr Sci 8.4 (2016):1000-1002

Keywords : Flower initiation, Marigold, Flower yield, 50% flowering
Academic Editor : Dr Suresh Baban Dagade, Christova-bagdassarian Valentina Lubomirova
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

An Integrated Nutrient Management System (INMS) may play a vital role in sustaining both soil health and crop production on a long term basis, which may be achieved through the combined use of all possible sources of nutrition. The present investigation was carried out during Kharif season of 2009-2010 with 16 treatments in RBD replicated 2 times. The results shown that 50% RDF and rest through poultry Manure gave a significant increase in flowering characters i.e. flower bud initiation (41.17), 50% flowering (66.60), duration of flowering (60.59), No. Of flower/plant (9.97) and ultimately produce a significantly higher flower yield /plot (26.86) and per hectare (370.69 q/ha).