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Akshay A Thakare, Megha H Dahale, Atul S Deogade, Aishwarya R Ingole and Ekta P Ningot

Abstract: This research was conducted to investigate the "Effect of pinching and nitrogen on growth and flower yield of annual chrysanthemum” was carried out during rabi season of the year 2019- 2020 at the farm of Horticulture Section, College of Agriculture, Nagpur. The experiment was laid out in factorial Randomized Block Design with 12 treatment replicated thrice. The treatments comprised of the three pinching treatments viz., no pinching, 20 DAT and 30 DAT and four nitrogen levels viz., 0 kg N ha^-1, 50 kg N ha^-1, 100 kg N ha^-1 and 150 kg N ha^-1. The results obtained in the present investigation indicated that, the growth parameters in terms of height of plant was recorded maximum in 150 kg N ha^-1 and no pinching, whereas, the maximum stem diameter, number of branches, spread of plant and leaf area were recorded with pinching at 20 DAT and 150 kg N ha^-1. As regards yield parameters, the maximum flower yield plant^-1 and hectare^-1 were recorded with pinching at 20 DAT and 150 kg N ha^-1.

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