Vol. 10, Issue 8 (2021)

Author(s):
Relangi Himaja, VM Prasad and Vijay Bahadur

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Effect of organic manures on growth, flowering, yield and quality of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) in Prayagraj agro-climatic conditions (Pusa Narangi gainda) was undertaken at Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, during the year 2020-2021.The experiment was laid out in R.B.D. with three replications and nine treatments separately. Studies showed that, significant effect on fresh weight of flower (25.33gm), (number of flowers per plant (27.67g), flower yield per plant (67.33g), flower yield per plot (1.41kg), flower yield per hectare (14.1 t ha- 1), maximum gross return (Rs. 2,82,000 t ha-1), net return (Rs 2,19,350 t ha-1) and cost of benefit ratio (4.5) was recorded maximum in treatment with T6(poultry manure) under Allahabad agro climatic conditions.