Effect of Sucrose and Aluminium Sulphate on Vase Life of Cut Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora) cv. Fireside Cushion

The present investigation was laid out in Completely Randomized design (CRD) with 10 treatments and each replicated thrice. The treatment T7 ‘Sucrose 2% + Aluminium sulphate @ 200 ppm reported significantly better performance compared to other treatments, in terms of water uptake (6.79g/stem), flower diameter (6.00 cm), weight of spikes (42.50 g), spike length (11.50 cm), spike diameter (2.33 mm), total solution consumption (36.00 ml), vase life (15 days), gross returns (72 Rs/treatment) and net returns (27 Rs/treatment). The highest B:C ratio (1.80) was also found in the same treatment T7 i.e., Sucrose 2 % + Aluminium sulphate @ 200 ppm and also attained maximum vase life among the treatments.