Abstract
The present investigation was carried out at Horticulture Demonstration Farm, Department of Horticulture, SGT University, Gurugram (Haryana), India during the year 2020-21 with a view to optimize spacing and pinching time in African marigold cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda for achieving better growth, flowering and seed yield. Experiment comprises of three levels of spacing (30 x 30 cm, 30 x 45 cm and 30 x 60 cm) and two levels of pinching (no pinching, pinching at 30 DAT (Days After Transplanting) and pinching at 60 DAT) in nine treatment combinations. This experiment was conducted in a split plot design (Factorial) replicated thrice. It was noted that wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) and pinching at 60 DAT had significant effect on plant growth, flowering and seed yield. Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) recorded maximum number of branches (23.31), diameter of main stem (1.30 cm), number of flowers per plant (40.02), flower diameter (9.58 cm), seed yield per plant (30.03 g), whereas, maximum plant height (49.53 cm) and earliest flowering (59.54 days) was recorded in closer spacing (30 x 30 cm). Similarly, pinching at 60 DAT resulted in maximum number of branches (21.17), diameter of main stem (1.23 cm), number of flowers per plant (73.53), flower diameter (40.14 cm), seed yield per plant (28.93 g), whereas, no pinching recorded maximum plant height (48.64 cm) and earliest flowering (69.79 days). Significant interaction between spacing and pinching recorded maximum flower yield/ per plant (949.00 g), flower yield/ per plot (10.10 kg), seed yield/ per flower (0.844 g) and seed yield/ per plot (367.67 g) with wider spacing and pinching at 60 DAT
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) maximized number of branches.
- Taxon
- African marigold
Tagetes erectat0 - Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)e0
- Outcome
- maximum number of branchese1
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 23.31e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)”
e1“maximum number of branches (23.31)”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) maximized diameter of main stem.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)e0
- Outcome
- diameter of main steme1
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 1.30 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)”
e1“diameter of main stem (1.30 cm)”
e2“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) recorded maximum”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) maximized number of flowers per plant.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)e0
- Outcome
- number of flowers per plante1
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 40.02e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)”
e1“number of flowers per plant (40.02)”
e2“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) recorded maximum”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) maximized flower diameter.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)e0
- Outcome
- flower diametere1
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 9.58 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)”
e1“flower diameter (9.58 cm)”
e2“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) recorded maximum”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) maximized seed yield per plant.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)e0
- Outcome
- seed yield per plante1
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 30.03 ge1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm)”
e1“seed yield per plant (30.03 g)”
e2“Wider spacing (30 x 60 cm) recorded maximum”
Claim · model-written summary
Closer spacing maximized plant height.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- closer spacing (30 x 30 cm)e0
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 49.53 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“closer spacing (30 x 30 cm)”
e1“maximum plant height (49.53 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Closer spacing produced earliest flowering.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- closer spacing (30 x 30 cm)e0
- Outcome
- floweringe1
- Direction
- earlieste1
- Value
- 59.54 dayse1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“closer spacing (30 x 30 cm)”
e1“earliest flowering (59.54 days)”
Claim · model-written summary
pinching at 60 DAT maximized number of branches.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- pinching at 60 DATe0
- Outcome
- number of branchese1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 21.17e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Similarly, pinching at 60 DAT resulted in maximum”
e1“number of branches (21.17)”
Claim · model-written summary
pinching at 60 DAT maximized diameter of main stem.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- pinching at 60 DATe0
- Outcome
- diameter of main steme1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 1.23 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Similarly, pinching at 60 DAT resulted in maximum”
e1“diameter of main stem (1.23 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
pinching at 60 DAT maximized number of flowers per plant.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- pinching at 60 DATe0
- Outcome
- number of flowers per plante1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 73.53e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Similarly, pinching at 60 DAT resulted in maximum”
e1“number of flowers per plant (73.53)”
Claim · model-written summary
pinching at 60 DAT maximized flower diameter.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- pinching at 60 DATe0
- Outcome
- flower diametere1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 40.14 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Similarly, pinching at 60 DAT resulted in maximum”
e1“flower diameter (40.14 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
pinching at 60 DAT maximized seed yield per plant.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- pinching at 60 DATe0
- Outcome
- seed yield per plante1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 28.93 ge1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“Similarly, pinching at 60 DAT resulted in maximum”
e1“seed yield per plant (28.93 g)”
Claim · model-written summary
No pinching maximized plant height.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- no pinchinge0
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 48.64 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“whereas, no pinching recorded maximum”
e1“maximum plant height (48.64 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
No pinching produced earliest flowering.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- no pinchinge0
- Outcome
- floweringe1
- Direction
- earlieste1
- Value
- 69.79 dayse1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“whereas, no pinching recorded maximum”
e1“earliest flowering (69.79 days)”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing with pinching at 60 DAT maximized flower yield/ per plant.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- wider spacing and pinching at 60 DATe1
- Outcome
- flower yield/ per plante0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 949.00 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“maximum flower yield/ per plant (949.00 g)”
e1“with wider spacing and pinching at 60 DAT”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing with pinching at 60 DAT maximized flower yield/ per plot.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- wider spacing and pinching at 60 DATe1
- Outcome
- flower yield/ per plote0
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 10.10 kge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“flower yield/ per plot (10.10 kg)”
e1“with wider spacing and pinching at 60 DAT”
e2“Significant interaction between spacing and pinching recorded maximum”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing with pinching at 60 DAT maximized seed yield/ per flower.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- wider spacing and pinching at 60 DATe1
- Outcome
- seed yield/ per flowere0
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 0.844 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“seed yield/ per flower (0.844 g)”
e1“with wider spacing and pinching at 60 DAT”
e2“Significant interaction between spacing and pinching recorded maximum”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing with pinching at 60 DAT maximized seed yield/ per plot.
- Taxon
- African marigoldTagetes erectat0
- Material
- Pusa Narangi Gaindat0
- Treatment
- wider spacing and pinching at 60 DATe1
- Outcome
- seed yield/ per plote0
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 367.67 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“African marigold (Tagetes erecta) cultivar Pusa Narangi Gainda”
e0“seed yield/ per plot (367.67 g)”
e1“with wider spacing and pinching at 60 DAT”
e2“Significant interaction between spacing and pinching recorded maximum”
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