Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.30,July Suppl Issue, 2024

Page Number: S349-S353

IMPACT OF NEEM COATED UREA (NCU) ON FLOWERING, YIELD AND QUALITY OF CHINA ASTER (CALLISTEPHUS CHINENSIS)

Manoj, R., Munikrishnappa, P.M., Seetharamu, G.K., Amreen Taj, Dhananjaya, B.N. and C.G. Sangeetha

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of neem coated urea (NCU) on growth, flowering and yield of China aster (Callistephus chinensis) var. Arka Kamini at College of Horticulture, Bengaluru. The experiment was laid out in randomised complete block design (RCBD) with seven treatments replicated thrice. The study revealed T3 (100 per cent RDN through neem coated urea in two split doses + 120 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O) recorded better result with respect to growth, flowering and yield attributes, where as least values were observed in T7 (50 per cent RDN through neem coated urea in two split doses +120 kg P2O5+60 kg K2O).