The present work entitled as effect of Watering Levels and Different Mulching on Vegetative and Flowering Characters of Marigold Plant under Lathhouse Conditions.
A pot experiment was conducted by using randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications (each replication containing four plants) to evaluate morphological (vegetative growth and flowering parameter) and proline content attributes that can be used for characterization of drought tolerance in two factors (watering levels and mulching). All flowering and yield parameters. The early flower bud emergence (78.176 and 74.583 days) was observed in the treatment without mulch and when watering with 50%, respectively and it was significantly compared to other triads, followed by (71.667 day) obtain in the treatment without much with 50% watering. Flower bud anthesis (39.389 and 40.500 days) was observed in the treatment without mulch and when watering with 50% respectively and it was significantly compared to other triads, followed by (36.667 day) obtained in the treatment without mulch with 50% watering. The interaction between two factors of mulch and watering shows the highly significant value of plant height (74.667 cm) obtained when plants mulched with green grass with 100% irrigation. While the interaction between two factors of mulch and watering shows the high significant value of number of branches (9.056) obtained when plant is mulched with green grass with 100% irrigation.
Whilst the mix between the mulch and watering levels show that the best significant result of proline content (122.000 µmol.g-1 FW) was found when plant mulch by green grass with 50% watering compared to all treatments.
Yasin, Mooner & Mohammed, Chanar & Mohammed, Layla & Khoshaba, Ban. (2025). Effects of Different Mulching and Different Percentage of Watering on The Growth and Flowering of African Marigold (Tagetes Erecta L.). Cuestiones de Fisioterapia. 54. 3543-3553. 10.48047/qef35119.
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