Vol. 11, Special Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
Keerthishankar K, Yathindra HA, Seetharamu GK, Tanveer Ahmed, Mohan Kumar S and Balaji S Kulkani

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted on Jasminum sambac cv. Mysuru Mallige to study the influence of pruning month, foliar application of growth regulators and regular application of fertilizers on yield and economic analysis of off-season flower production in G. I. tagged Mysuru Jasmine. The design used for the experiment was FRCBD with three replications and three factors: pruning month, growth regulators and fertilizers application. The results of this experiment envisaged that plants pruned during September month with foliar spray of nitrobenzene at 3 ml/l and split application of fertilizers at alternative month recorded highest BC ratio (₹ 3.04 ± 0.08:1) with the gross returns of ₹ 16,52,550 ± 41,224 and net returns of ₹ 11,07,452 ± 41,224 in both the season.