Effect of balanced nutrition and bio-inoculants on flower yield and quality attributes of chrysanthemum (dendranthema grandiflora tzvelev)

A field experiment was conducted to know the response of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev) to balanced nutrition with bio-inoculants at the, College of Horticulture, Mudigere during 2015-16. Plants treated with (T22) Bacillus megaterium + Bacillus mucilaginosus+ MgSO4 +Micronutrient mixture recorded significantly maximum flowers per plant (100), flower yield per plant (627.20 g), flower yield per plot (61.46 kg), flower yield (30.73 t/ha) and individual flower weight (6.27 g),flower diameter (7.25 cm),number of petals per flower (136.50),shelf life (15.25 days),vase life(22 days) followed by  Azotobacter + Bacillus mucilaginosus+ MgSO4 + Micronutrient mixture and  Azotobacter + Bacillus megaterium+ MgSO4 +Micronutrient mixture over the control(RDF)  respectively.