Abstract
The rainy season marigold crop in low hill areas of HP tends to grow taller with few laterals owing to favorable warm humid conditions following monsoon season, resulting in only marginal profit to the farmers. With a view to increase plants spread and maximize flower production, different spacing and dates of pinching of terminals shoots, were tried in a locally acclaimed variety of ‘African’ marigold, during 2008–09 and 2009–2010. The highest flower yield of 203.00q/ha was obtained with a combination of plant spacing at 45x60cm (S3) and pinching of terminal shoots on 30th day after transplanting (P2). This combination (S3P2) which was superior to the flower yields obtained under solo applications i.e. either spacing or pinching was accompanied by better plant growth, larger and higher number of flower per plants and therefore, considered optimum for high flower yield.
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Claim · model-written summary
Spacing at 45x60cm with pinching on day 30 gave the highest flower yield, 203.00q/ha.
- Taxon
- marigoldt0
- Treatment
- plant spacing at 45x60cm (S3) and pinching of terminal shoots on 30th day after transplanting (P2)e0
- Outcome
- flower yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 203.00q/hae0
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Verbatim
e0“The highest flower yield of 203.00q/ha was obtained with a combination of plant spacing at 45x60cm (S3) and pinching of terminal shoots on 30th day after transplanting (P2).”
t0“marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined spacing and pinching treatment gave higher flower yield than either treatment alone.
Verbatim
e0“This combination (S3P2) which was superior to the flower yields obtained under solo applications i.e. either spacing or pinching”
t0“marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment was accompanied by better plant growth, larger flowers, and more flowers per plant.
Verbatim
e0“was accompanied by better plant growth, larger and higher number of flower per plants”
t0“marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors considered the combined treatment optimal for high flower yield.
Verbatim
e0“therefore, considered optimum for high flower yield.”
t0“marigold”
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