Evaluation of growing media on post-harvest parameters of marigold in vertical planting (Tagetes erecta L.)

Standardization of growing media for vertical planting of marigold was started at High Tech Floriculture Project farm, College of Agriculture, Pune, during Rabi 2023-2024. The present investigation was undertaken on marigold crop during rabi 2023-2024, with a view to study the post harvest characters of marigold as influenced by growing media combination in vertical planting. The experiment was laid in Randomized Block Design comprising three replications with nine treatments. The results of present investigation concluded that treatment T4: [Red Soil 50% + Cocopeat 25% + Spent Mushroom 25%(v/v)] followed by T2: [Red Soil 50% + Spent Mushroom 50% (v/v)] is beneficial to increase growth, flowering and yield quality of marigold compared to all other treatments and in vertical planting and absolute control.