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Impact of Growing Medium Composition on Morphological Development of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat Cv. Snowball)


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1 Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 001, India
2 Departmentof Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 001, India
 

The light-weight growing medium compositions were evaluated in the present study for optimum growth and flowering of potted Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat cv. Snowball. Plants were grown in six different potted medium compositions – control: garden soil + (farmyard manure (FYM) 2 : 1), cocopeat + FYM (1 : 1), cocopeat + FYM (2 : 1), vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1), vermiculite + FYM (2 : 1) and cocopeat + vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1 : 1). Results revealed vegetative growth with maximum plant height, number of leaves and ischolar_main suckers per plant in the case of cocopeat + FYM (2 : 1), whereas flower quality, i.e. duration of flowering and flower diameter was highest in media vermiculite + FYM (2 : 1). Moreover, plants showed significant (P < 0.05%) vegetative growth with better flowering time and quality in cocopeat + vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1 : 1). Therefore, the present findings suggest that for growing potted chrysanthemum cv. Snowball for display, light-weight growing medium composition of cocopeat + vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1 : 1) is the best with better plant morphological development and sustained quality flower production.

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Chrysanthemum, Cocopeat, Growing Medium, Morphological Development.
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Authors

Tanya Thakur
Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 001, India
H. S. Grewal
Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 001, India
S. S. Kukal
Departmentof Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 001, India

Abstract


The light-weight growing medium compositions were evaluated in the present study for optimum growth and flowering of potted Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat cv. Snowball. Plants were grown in six different potted medium compositions – control: garden soil + (farmyard manure (FYM) 2 : 1), cocopeat + FYM (1 : 1), cocopeat + FYM (2 : 1), vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1), vermiculite + FYM (2 : 1) and cocopeat + vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1 : 1). Results revealed vegetative growth with maximum plant height, number of leaves and ischolar_main suckers per plant in the case of cocopeat + FYM (2 : 1), whereas flower quality, i.e. duration of flowering and flower diameter was highest in media vermiculite + FYM (2 : 1). Moreover, plants showed significant (P < 0.05%) vegetative growth with better flowering time and quality in cocopeat + vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1 : 1). Therefore, the present findings suggest that for growing potted chrysanthemum cv. Snowball for display, light-weight growing medium composition of cocopeat + vermiculite + FYM (1 : 1 : 1) is the best with better plant morphological development and sustained quality flower production.

Keywords


Chrysanthemum, Cocopeat, Growing Medium, Morphological Development.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi6%2F1198-1203