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Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)

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  • Ajay Kumar Singh

    (Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Rajat Singh

    (Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Rakesh Kumar

    (Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Arbind Kumar Gupta

    (Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Forestry, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Hitesh Kumar

    (Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Ashutosh Rai

    (Department of Basic and Social Sciences, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Amit Kanawjia

    (Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Krishna Singh Tomar

    (Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Geeta Pandey

    (Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India)

  • Babita Singh

    (Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, Pusa Campus, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, Delhi, India)

  • Sunil Kumar

    (Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Satya Vart Dwivedi

    (Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Sanjeev Kumar

    (Department of Silviculture & Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Kiran Pathania

    (Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India)

  • Gurudutt Ojha

    (Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Anita Singh

    (School of Agriculture, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 248002, Uttarakhand, India)

Abstract

The use of different growing media offers a valuable alternative to the conventional use of soil for quality flower production due to their good water holding capacity, aeration and nutrient status. The experiment was conducted in a Completely Randomised Design with three replications in the years 2021–2022 to study the influence of different compositions of growing media [Soil, Sand, Vermicompost, Cocopeat, Vermiculite, Perlite and Leaf mould] in different ratios on the growth and development of pot mum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.).The growing media compositions of cocopeat, vermicompost and leaf moulds improve the water retention and aeration of media. The results revealed vegetative growth with maximum plant height at first bud appearance, plant height at harvesting stage, number of primary branches per plant, number of secondary branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, leaf biomass, average fresh weight of leaf, dry weight of root and flowering parameters with maximum flower longevity, flower diameter, number of flowers per plant, number of ray florets, average fresh weight of flower, flower yield per plant and vase life of flower in case of media composition of Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Leaf mould (2:1:1) among all the growing media compositions. The combination of cocopeat with vermicompost and leaf mould (2:1:1 v / v / v ) was found best for lighter media weight, better plant morphological development and sustained quality flower production of pot mum.

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  • Ajay Kumar Singh & Rajat Singh & Rakesh Kumar & Arbind Kumar Gupta & Hitesh Kumar & Ashutosh Rai & Amit Kanawjia & Krishna Singh Tomar & Geeta Pandey & Babita Singh & Sunil Kumar & Satya Vart Dwivedi , 2022. "Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2022:i:1:p:536-:d:1018069
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