RESPONSE OF CHRYSANTHEMUM CULTIVAR DOLLY WHITE TO DIFFERENT SOURCES AND COMBINATIONS OF ORGANIC MANURES UNDER THE MID HILL REGIONS OF UTTARAKHAND

A. PREMKUMAR¹, PARUL PUNETHA²*, MAMTA BOHRA³, SANDEEP UPADHYAY⁴, B.P. NAUTIYAL^5
1Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Pauri Garhwal, 246123
²Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Pauri Garhwal, 246123
³Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Pauri Garhwal, 246123
⁴Department of Soil Science, College of Horticulture VCSG, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal, 246123
⁵Department of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, College of Horticulture VCSG, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal, 246123
* Corresponding Author : parulpunetha@gmail.com

Received : 21-11-2016     Accepted : 30-11-2016     Published : 06-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 59       Pages : 3294 - 3297
Int J Agr Sci 8.59 (2016):3294-3297

Keywords : Chrysanthemum, Farm yard manure, Vermicompost, Forest litter and Goat manure
Academic Editor : Gill Harsimran Kaur, D. G. Panpatte
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Dean, College of Horticulture and Director, Experiment Station, VCSG, UUHF Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal for providing the necessary facilities
Author Contribution : A. Premkumar (Research Scholar)* Parul Punetha (Advisor), Mamta Bohra (Co-Advisor), Sandeep Upadhyay (Member) and B.P. Nautiyal (Member).

The present investigation was conducted to find out suitable organic manures for quality flower production of Chrysanthemum cv. Dolly white. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with 3 replications and 11 treatments. This included viz; control, FYM, Vermicompost, Forest litter, Goat manure, FYM + Vermicompost, FYM + Forest litter, FYM + Goat manure, Vermicompost + Forest litter, Vermicompost + Goat manure and Forest litter + Goat manure. The results of the study revealed that the treatment T10 Vermicompost (2 t/ ha) and Goat manure (25 t/ ha) significantly recorded maximum Plant height (95.46 cm), Number of primary (5.93) and secondary (24.00) branches, earliest Number of days taken to bud initiation (81.63), Days taken to 1st opening of flower (15.63), Number of days taken to 50% (31.60), 100% (45.16) flowering, maximum number of ray florets (186.40) and Flower weight (1.68). The treatment T10 Vermicompost (20t/ha) and Goat manure (25t/ha) also recorded the highest number of flowers/ plant (70.93), highest number of flowers/ plot (638.37) and highest number of flowers/ hectare (6384000) and highest C: B ratio (1:6.61).Thus, it can be concluded from the findings that application of Vermicompost (2 t/ ha) and Goat manure (25 t/ ha) can be recommended for commercial cultivation of chrysanthemum cv. Dolly white.