Abstract
Proper pinching practice and the optimum rate of nitrogen (N) enhance the production of marigold. An experiment was conducted at a farmer’s field in Gadawa-4, Gangaparaspur, Dang, Nepal from July 2018 to November 2018 to investigate the effects of different rates of nitrogen and pinching on yield and yield attributes of African marigold (cv. Kolkata Local). Two factorial experiment was laid in the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. There were eight treatments, consist of four rates of nitrogen (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/ha) and two levels of pinching (pinching and non-pinching). The maximum plant height (89.70 cm), the diameter of flower (4.29 cm) and the fresh weight per flower (4.32 g) and early days to 50% flowering (61.58) were obtained at non- pinching. The highest number of flowers (60.66), yield per plant (237.49 g) and yield per hectare (9.89 t/ha) were obtained with pinching. The highest plant height (92.20 cm) was recorded at 150 kg/ha of N but the highest yield per plant (238.18 g) and yield per ha (9.91 t/ha) was obtained at 50 kg/ha of nitrogen application. No significant effect was noted on the days to 50% flowering, number of flowers per plant, fresh weight per flower and diameter of flowers by different rates of nitrogen. The interaction of pinching and different rates of nitrogen showed non- significant effect on yield per plant and yield per ha. But, the combination of pinching and nitrogen rates at 50 kg/ha recorded the maximum yield per plant (249.20 g) and yield per ha (10.36 t/ha). Hence it is suggested to use pinching practice with optimum application of nitrogen @ 50 kg/ha to obtain high yield of marigold.
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Claims 16
Claim · model-written summary
No pinching gave maximum plant height of 89.70 cm.
- Taxon
- African marigold
Tagetes erectat0 - Treatment
- non- pinchinge0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 89.70 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The maximum plant height (89.70 cm), the diameter of flower (4.29 cm) and the fresh weight per flower (4.32 g) and early days to 50% flowering (61.58) were obtained at non- pinching”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
No pinching gave maximum flower diameter of 4.29 cm.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- non- pinchinge0
- Outcome
- diameter of flowere0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 4.29 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The maximum plant height (89.70 cm), the diameter of flower (4.29 cm) and the fresh weight per flower (4.32 g) and early days to 50% flowering (61.58) were obtained at non- pinching”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
No pinching gave maximum fresh weight per flower of 4.32 g.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- non- pinchinge0
- Outcome
- fresh weight per flowere0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 4.32 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The maximum plant height (89.70 cm), the diameter of flower (4.29 cm) and the fresh weight per flower (4.32 g) and early days to 50% flowering (61.58) were obtained at non- pinching”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
No pinching gave earlier 50% flowering at 61.58 days.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- non- pinchinge0
- Outcome
- days to 50% floweringe0
- Direction
- earlye0
- Value
- 61.58e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“early days to 50% flowering (61.58) were obtained at non- pinching”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Pinching gave the highest flower number, 60.66.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- pinchinge0
- Outcome
- number of flowerse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 60.66e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest number of flowers (60.66), yield per plant (237.49 g) and yield per hectare (9.89 t/ha) were obtained with pinching”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Pinching gave highest yield per plant of 237.49 g.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- pinchinge0
- Outcome
- yield per plante0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 237.49 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest number of flowers (60.66), yield per plant (237.49 g) and yield per hectare (9.89 t/ha) were obtained with pinching”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Pinching gave highest yield per hectare of 9.89 t/ha.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- pinchinge0
- Outcome
- yield per hectaree0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 9.89 t/hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest number of flowers (60.66), yield per plant (237.49 g) and yield per hectare (9.89 t/ha) were obtained with pinching”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
The 150 kg/ha nitrogen rate gave highest plant height, 92.20 cm.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- 150 kg/ha of Ne0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 92.20 cme0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The highest plant height (92.20 cm) was recorded at 150 kg/ha of N”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
The 50 kg/ha nitrogen rate gave highest yield per plant, 238.18 g.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- 50 kg/ha of nitrogen applicatione0
- Outcome
- yield per plante0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 238.18 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest yield per plant (238.18 g) and yield per ha (9.91 t/ha) was obtained at 50 kg/ha of nitrogen application”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
The 50 kg/ha nitrogen rate gave highest yield per hectare, 9.91 t/ha.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- 50 kg/ha of nitrogen applicatione0
- Outcome
- yield per hae0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 9.91 t/hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest yield per plant (238.18 g) and yield per ha (9.91 t/ha) was obtained at 50 kg/ha of nitrogen application”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen rate had no significant effect on days to 50% flowering or flower number.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- different rates of nitrogene0
- Outcome
- days to 50% flowering, number of flowers per plante0
- Direction
- No significant effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“No significant effect was noted on the days to 50% flowering, number of flowers per plant, fresh weight per flower and diameter of flowers by different rates of nitrogen”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen rate had no significant effect on fresh weight or diameter of flowers.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- different rates of nitrogene0
- Outcome
- fresh weight per flower and diameter of flowerse0
- Direction
- No significant effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“No significant effect was noted on the days to 50% flowering, number of flowers per plant, fresh weight per flower and diameter of flowers by different rates of nitrogen”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Pinching by nitrogen interaction was not significant for plant or hectare yield.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- pinching and different rates of nitrogene0
- Outcome
- yield per plant and yield per hae0
- Direction
- non- significant effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The interaction of pinching and different rates of nitrogen showed non- significant effect on yield per plant and yield per ha”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Pinching with 50 kg/ha nitrogen gave maximum yield per plant of 249.20 g.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- pinching and nitrogen rates at 50 kg/hae0
- Outcome
- yield per plante0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 249.20 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combination of pinching and nitrogen rates at 50 kg/ha recorded the maximum yield per plant (249.20 g) and yield per ha (10.36 t/ha)”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Pinching with 50 kg/ha nitrogen gave maximum yield per hectare of 10.36 t/ha.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- pinching and nitrogen rates at 50 kg/hae0
- Outcome
- yield per hae0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 10.36 t/hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combination of pinching and nitrogen rates at 50 kg/ha recorded the maximum yield per plant (249.20 g) and yield per ha (10.36 t/ha)”
t0“African marigold”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend pinching with 50 kg/ha nitrogen for high marigold yield.
Verbatim
e0“it is suggested to use pinching practice with optimum application of nitrogen @ 50 kg/ha to obtain high yield of marigold”
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