Response of Potting Mixtures Against Growth and Flowering of Chrysanthemum Cv. Haldighati

To study the effect of different potting mixtures on growth and flowering of chrysanthemum cv.Haldighati a pot experiment was conducted at Agriculture Farm, School of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India during 2019.The experiment was laid out in completely randomized block design along with three replications.The different treatments included the combinations of sand, soil, coco peat, vermicompost, farm yard manure, perlite in equivalent ratio.The results revealed that the overall performance of chrysanthemum was better in media having T7 i.e.Perlite + FYM + Garden soil (2:1:1) except T5 i.e.Vermicompost + FYM + Garden soil (2:1:1) were recorded the highest number of main and sub branches per plant, number of ray florets per flower, length and width of ray florets.On the basis of result obtained it is concluded that potting media treatment combination consisting from Perlite + FYM + Garden soil (2:1:1) were found best for pot mum chrysanthemum production over treatments.