Abstract
An experiment entitled Influence of organic manures on growth, flowering, quality and yield of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) cv. Master under naturally ventilated polyhouse conditions of Prayagraj was conducted in naturally ventilated polyhouse of Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, during November, 2022 to April, 2023 with an aim to identify the most suitable organic manure combination under the agroclimatic conditions of Prayagraj. There were thirteen treatments replicated thrice in Randomized Block Design (RBD). It was observed that treatment T11 (RDN + FYM 2.5kg/m2 + Vermicompost 1.25kg/m2 + Neem cake 1kg/m2 ) was significantly better in all the parameters studied like plant height (48.5 cm), number of primary branches (7.6), days taken to first bud initiation (93.5), flower diameter (6.3 cm), flower stalk length (77.2 cm), vase life (6.2 days), number of cut flowers per plant (5.6), number of cut flowers per 200 square meter (27,833.3).
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