Vol. 13, Issue 3 (2024)

Author(s):
Ritesh Gupta, Dr. Toran Lal Sahu, Dr. Sameer Kumar Tamrakar, Dr. MS Paikra, Dr. Dikeshwar Nishad, Umesh Yadu and Garima Mandavi

Abstract:
The present study entitled “Effect of different rooting hormones and growing media on pot plant production of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Bidhan marigold 2” was carried out during the year 2022-23 in the shade net of Horticultural Research farm at Pt. KLS College of Horticulture and Research Station, Rajnandgaon, (C.G.). The investigation was framed in Factorial Completely Randomized Design with 21 treatments which were replicated thrice. There were 2 factors, first factor with 7 levels of different rooting hormones viz, Distilled water (H1) as control, IBA 200 ppm (H2), IBA400 ppm (H3), NAA 200 ppm (H4), NAA 400 ppm (H5), IBA100+NAA100 ppm (H6), IBA200+NAA200 ppm (H7) and second factor with 3 levels of Growing media i.e., Soil (M1), Soil: FYM (1:1) M2, Soil: Vermicompost (1:1) M3. The interpretations were recorded on various Root parameters. Among rooting hormones IBA 400 ppm (H3) recorded minimum days to rooting (8.88 days), highest rooting success (88.31%), maximum fresh weight of root (0.747 g), dry weight of root (0.071 g), plant height (55.62 cm), plant spread (36.54 cm) and survival percentage (79.05%). In case of growing media Soil: Vermicompost (1:1) out performed in all the parameters, minimum days to rooting (10.38 days), highest rooting success (80.42%), root length (8.22 cm), fresh weight of root (0.635 g), dry weight of root (0.056 g), plant height (51.81 cm), plant spread (34.76 cm) and survival percentage (84.29%).