Abstract
A field experiment was carried during rainy season of 2007 at Faizabad to assess the effect of planting distance and pinching on growth and flowering behaviour of African marigold (Tagetes erecta Linn) cv. ‘Pusa Narangi ’. Six treatment combinations comprising of two spacing (50 cm x 40 cm and 50 cm x 50 cm) and three pinching (30, 40 and 50 days after planting) were assigned in factorial randomized block design with four replications. Maximum plant height and secondary branches plant−1 increased at closer spacing of 50 cm x 40 cm; however, spread and diameter of plant, primary branches plant−1 increases in wider spacing (50 cm x 50 cm). Opening of first flower was delayed in closer spacing, whereas duration of flowering and yield of flower increased with wider spacing. Later pinching has reduced plant height, plant spread, and yield of flower ha−1. Interaction between spacing and pinching were significant for number of secondary branches plant-1, duration of flowering and flower yield. Flower yield (250 q ha−1) was maximized significantly when marigold was planted at closer spacing of 50 cm x 40 cm along with pinching at 40 DAP.
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Claim · model-written summary
Closer spacing increased plant height and secondary branch number.
- Taxon
- African marigold
Tagetes erectat0 - Treatment
- closer spacing of 50 cm x 40 cme0
- Outcome
- plant height and secondary branches plant−1e0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Maximum plant height and secondary branches plant−1 increased at closer spacing of 50 cm x 40 cm”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing increased plant spread, diameter and primary branch number.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- wider spacing (50 cm x 50 cm)e0
- Outcome
- spread and diameter of plant, primary branches plant−1e0
- Direction
- increasese0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“spread and diameter of plant, primary branches plant−1 increases in wider spacing (50 cm x 50 cm)”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Closer spacing delayed opening of the first flower.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- closer spacinge0
- Outcome
- Opening of first flowere0
- Direction
- delayede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Opening of first flower was delayed in closer spacing”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing increased flowering duration and flower yield.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- wider spacinge0
- Outcome
- duration of flowering and yield of flowere0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“duration of flowering and yield of flower increased with wider spacing”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Later pinching reduced plant height, spread and flower yield.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- Later pinchinge0
- Outcome
- plant height, plant spread, and yield of flower ha−1e0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Later pinching has reduced plant height, plant spread, and yield of flower ha−1”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Spacing and pinching significantly interacted for secondary branches, flowering duration and yield.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- spacing and pinchinge0
- Outcome
- number of secondary branches plant-1, duration of flowering and flower yielde0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Interaction between spacing and pinching were significant for number of secondary branches plant-1, duration of flowering and flower yield”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Closer spacing with pinching at 40 DAP significantly maximized flower yield at 250 q ha−1.
- Taxon
- marigolde0
- Treatment
- closer spacing of 50 cm x 40 cm along with pinching at 40 DAPe0
- Outcome
- Flower yielde0
- Direction
- maximizede0
- Value
- 250 q ha−1e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Flower yield (250 q ha−1) was maximized significantly when marigold was planted at closer spacing of 50 cm x 40 cm along with pinching at 40 DAP”
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