Commercial Floriculture

Manuring and fertilization

Chrysanthemum is a heavy feeder and requires large amount of both Nitrogen and Potassium. Nitrogen is required at early stage and the plants need P throughout the growth period. As the buds appear, the proportion of K should be increased and N should be reduced. Chrysanthemums are heavy feeders and hence they are to be adequately manured. They are applied with 25 t of FYM along with 250,120, 25 kg NPK/ha. Half of the N and the entire quantity of P and K are to be applied basal by just before planting. The other half of N is to be applied 30 days after planting the suckers. The same dose can be repeated if a ratoon crop is raised and hoeing should be done once in a month. Micronutrient application Coated fertilizers Liquid feeding Foliar feeding

Recommend doses for various centers

Centers	N	P	K
Karnataka	200	200	200
Ludhiana	400	400	200

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