Influence of Different Growing Media on Growth and Flowering of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora) Cultivars for Potmums

The present investigation influence of diffrnt growing media on growth and flowering of chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora) cultivars for potmums, was carried out at Floricultural Research Station, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during September 2018 to February 2019. The experiment was conducted in factorial completely randomized design consisting of nine growing media G1: soil + sand + FYM (2:1:1), G2 : soil + sand + vermicompost (2:1:1), G3: cocopeat + sand + FYM (2:1:1), G4: cocopeat + sand + vermicompost (2:1:1), G5: soil + cocopeat + sand + FYM (2:1:0.5:0.5), G6: soil + cocopeat + sand + vermicompost (2:1:0.5:0.5), G7:cocopeat + soil + sand + FYM (2:1:0.5:0.5), G8: cocopeat + soil + sand + vermicompost (2:1:0.5:0.5), G9: control (red soil) with two cultivars i.e. Akitha and Redstone in 3 replications. Among 18 treatments, C2G8 i.e. Cv. Redstone in cocopeat + soil + sand + vermicompost (2:1:0.5:0.5) recorded maximum plant height (21.60, 24.33 and 30.73 cm), number of branches (3.53, 5.07 and 7.20), plant spread in (N-S) (14.83, 20.49 and 24.18 cm), plant spread (E-W) (15.00, 24.03 and 28.32 cm) at 30, 60 and 90 days after planting respectively, maximum flower diameter (4.56 cm), flower longevity (18.73 days) and duration of flowering (27.80 days) but C2G7 i.e. Cv. Redstone in cocopeat + soil + sand + FYM (2:1:0.5:0.5).