National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Four indigenous Crossandra varieties namely Arka Shreeya, Arka Shravya, Arka Ambara and Arka Kanaka were evaluated for three pinching levels and four different potting media combinations at ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru. The media comprised of soil, sand, Farm Yard Manure, cocopeat and vermicompost in different proportions were used for the study. Among the four varieties studied, Arka Ambara and Arka Shreeya found to be suitable as potted plant with shorter and compact growth habit. Arka Shravya found to be superior in terms of growth and development but the compactness which is the essential criteria for potted plant was absent. The potting media with soil+ sand + FYM (2:1:1) recorded maximum internodal length of branches (6.55 cm) and number of spikes per plant (15.45). Double pinching was found to be better than other pinching treatments which resulted in maximum number of primary branches (4.11), internodal length of branches (6.43 cm), plant spread E-W (21.13 cm), number of spikes per plant (15.74) and spike length (17.65 cm).
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