Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

INFLUENCE OF SPACING IN CUT CHRYSANTHEMUM UNDER AEROPONICS SYSTEM

Mangaiyarkarasi R., P. Aruna, M. Jawaharlal, C.N. Chandrasekhar, S. Panneerselvam and K.Kumutha

Abstract

Experiment on the effect of different spacing under aeroponic system for growth, yield and quality of cut chrysanthemum was conducted in Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai. In this study, five different varieties of chrysanthemum transplanted at spacing of 20 x 40 cm and 30 x 40 cm for evaluating the morphological and physiological characters viz., plant height, number of leaves, stem diameter, chlorophyll ‘a’, ‘b’, total chlorophyll, number of flowers per plant etc. Twenty five days old seedlings were transplanted. Significant differences was observed on all parameters.